House Passes GOP Budget Plan and SAVE Act, Advancing Trump’s Agenda Amid Controversy

The U.S. House of Representatives is making significant strides in advancing President Donald Trump’s legislative priorities, passing a revised GOP budget plan and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act on April 10, 2025, in a pair of closely contested votes that underscore the deep partisan divide in Congress. The budget plan, which clears a critical hurdle for Trump’s “big, beautiful” spending agenda, passes with a razor-thin margin of 216 to 214, with only two Republicans joining Democrats in opposition. Meanwhile, the SAVE Act, aimed at tightening voter registration requirements, secures a slightly wider margin of. . .