Overview
- Nicki Minaj endorsed voter ID in a viral X post, drawing praise from Republicans including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.
- CNN’s Harry Enten highlighted polling showing support for photo ID at 83% last year, including 71% of Democrats and 95% of Republicans, with majorities across racial groups.
- House Republicans advanced the SAVE Act, and sponsors introduced a revised SAVE America Act to require photo ID nationwide and documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration.
- Republicans are exploring adding the measure to funding bills as Sen. Chuck Schumer labels it a ‘poison pill,’ calls it ‘Jim Crow’–type policy, and says it is dead on arrival in the Senate.
- Voting‑rights advocates, including the Brennan Center for Justice, argue the documentary proof requirements could disenfranchise tens of millions of eligible voters and invite legal challenges.