Senate Republicans bolted Washington for August recess without passing Trump's SAVE America Act — the voter integrity bill the president has hammered his own party over for weeks.
Despite promises from hardliners like Sen. Mike Lee that they'd block the exit until the bill passed, every suitcase was packed and every flight was booked. The bill now waits until mid-September at the earliest, with a shrinking calendar that includes another month-long recess in October ahead of midterms.
Republicans also shelved a $150 billion budget reconciliation vote after Trump himself intervened over concerns it would fail on the floor. The plan was to use that process to bypass the filibuster on SAVE — but now both efforts are in limbo.