Trump Forces Senate Voter ID Showdown Ahead of Midterms

President Donald Trump’s attempts to strong-arm Republicans into gutting Senate rules to pass voter ID legislation will spill out onto the Senate floor this week, focusing political time and attention on a MAGA priority that appears certain to fail.

The debate on the Trump-backed legislation, which could span days or weeks and involve all-night talkathons, threatens to spotlight divisions within the party and muddy Republicans’ message in a midterm election cycle dominated by voters’ anxiety about the cost of living and, in recent weeks, the Iran war.