{"id":2578590,"date":"2026-03-11T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/luna-urges-trump-to-halt-endorsements-over-save-america-act\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:42:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:42:45","slug":"luna-urges-trump-to-halt-endorsements-over-save-america-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/luna-urges-trump-to-halt-endorsements-over-save-america-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Luna urges Trump to halt endorsements over SAVE America Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fluna-urges-trump-to-halt-endorsements-over-save-america-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578590&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. anna Paulina Luna is urging President Trump too pause issuing new Senate endorsements until the SAVE america Act clears the Senate. The act would require voter ID to cast a ballot and proof of citizenship to register to vote nationwide. Luna argues on X that Trump should hold endorsements until the Senate passes the measure, criticizing what she calls &#8220;no show votes&#8221; and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-have-evolved-manchin-grilled-during-interview-about-his-recent-change-in-tune-on-the-filibuster\/\" title=\"\u2018We Have Evolved\u2019: Manchin Grilled During Interview About His Recent Change In Tune On The Filibuster\">talking filibuster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The article explains that the SAVE America Act has strong support among House Republicans, including Luna, but has stalled in the Senate due to the chamber\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-considering-proposal-to-lower-60-vote-filibuster-threshold\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin Considering Proposal To Lower 60-Vote Filibuster Thres...\">60-vote filibuster threshold<\/a>. Senate Majority Leader John Thune says there isn\u2019t a simple path forward given the math. In response, some White House proposals have floated a &#8220;talking filibuster&#8221; as a way to pressure action, though Thune remains skeptical about passage. the piece frames Luna\u2019s push as part of a broader effort to leverage endorsements to push for the Act\u2019s enactment, while noting the article\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >additional recommended stories<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Luna urges Trump to halt endorsements until SAVE America Act passes Senate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anna-paulina-luna\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11243\">Rep. Anna Paulina Luna<\/a> (R-FL) is calling on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president-donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17568\">President Donald Trump <\/a>to hold off on issuing new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a> endorsements until the chamber passes the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7711\">SAVE America<\/a> Act.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;POTUS should hold all Senate endorsements until they get off their &#127825; and pass voter ID,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repluna\/status\/2031731920162246740?s=46&amp;t=DWvFZKhHrb-IsLTLUkXUsQ\">she wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;No SHOW VOTES. TALKING FILIBUSTER @LeaderJohnThune&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4487786\/dorothy-mcauliffe-launches-run-congress-redrawn-district-virginia\/\">Dorothy McAuliffe launches run for Congress in redrawn district<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4487649\/bennie-thompson-democratic-primary-mississippi-house\/\">Bennie Thompson easily wins Democratic primary for Mississippi House seat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4487627\/harris-fuller-runoff-georgia-special-election-mtg-seat\/\">Harris and Fuller advance to runoff in Georgia special election to fill MTG&#8217;s House seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Luna is one of the most high-profile backers of the SAVE America Act within Congress. The legislation would mandate identification to cast a ballot and proof of citizenship to register to vote nationwide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2528547\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump told House Republicans Monday that passing the SAVE America Act <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4486039\/trump-save-america-act-no-1-house-gop-priority\/\">should be the &ldquo;No. 1 priority,&rdquo;<\/a> even if it takes Republicans the remainder of the 119th Congress. Despite passing the House, the bill has stalled in the Senate due to the chamber&rsquo;s 60-vote filibuster threshold.<\/p>\n<p>In order to put pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Luna and other House conservatives have vowed to hold up legislation from passing in the lower chamber until the SAVE America Act hits Trump&rsquo;s desk. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have the votes either to proceed, get on, a talking filibuster nor to sustain one,&rdquo; Thune said. &ldquo;That is just a function of math. There isn&rsquo;t anything I can do. I&rsquo;m the one that has to be a clear-eyed realist about what we can achieve.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4486890\/house-gop-affordability-election-message-trump-iran-save-america-act\/\">REPUBLICANS GAME OUT 2026 MESSAGING PLAN AS TRUMP FOCUSES ON IRAN AND SAVE AMERICA ACT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an effort to appease the members pushing for passage and keep movement on the House floor, the White House proposed a method earlier this year called a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/filibusters-future-could-ride-on-tester-if-he-pulls-off-montana-win-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Filibuster&#039;s future could ride on Tester if he pulls off Montana win - Washington Examiner\">talking filibuster&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to Luna. This would require members to actually speak on the Senate floor to block a bill.<\/p>\n<p>Once the number of members speaking runs out, the bill can pass by a smaller margin. But Thune has reiterated that even with this procedural method, the bill has an uphill battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luna urges Trump pause endorsements until SAVE Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2578591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26007643755650.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[21510,18336,5894,73830,3634],"class_list":["post-2578590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-endorsements","tag-luna","tag-politics","tag-save-america-act","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26007643755650.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578590"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578594,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578590\/revisions\/2578594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}