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Trump's SAVE America Act stalls as McConnell's absence complicates Senate path

One key Republican’s extended absence and unclear timetable for return is slowing down several legislative priorities, and could impact President Donald Trump’s Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act in an unexpected way. And while sparse statements from him and his office say he’s on the mend, there has yet to be a hard date for when he’ll come back to Congress.It comes as Republicans are twisting and contorting Trump's top election priority into something that could pass the Senate. Though McConnell has voted against the bill before, he would be a key player in crafting what...