Newsom Criticizes SAVE Act, Warns U.S. Could ‘Lose This Country’
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the SAVE America Act this week, warning the proposal could harm the country. Newsom has previously accused President Donald Trump of behaving like a dictator while also positioning himself for a potential presidential run.
The governor’s latest comments focused on the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.
Supporters of the measure argue the law would ensure that only American citizens participate in federal elections. Newsom said the proposal is about determining who can vote, which is actually true.
“What’s the SAVE Act? That’s not about ID, it’s about registration,” Newsom said. “It’s about who gets to vote, who doesn’t get to vote. They are not screwing around. We will lose this country.”
Republicans have argued the measure is necessary to prevent non-citizens from voting in federal elections. Democrats have largely opposed the proposal. Recent polling shows that large majorities of Republican, Democratic, and Independent voters support requiring an ID to vote.
The debate over voter eligibility and election security has become a major issue heading into the next federal election cycle.
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman broke with Democratic Party leadership in February, signaling his support for voter identification laws, saying he does not view showing ID to vote as unreasonable.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and almost all Senate Democrats have turned down the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. This bill, which would protect the integrity of elections, passed the House earlier this week.
Schumer has called the bill “Jim Crow 2.0” because he thinks it would keep people from voting instead of making elections safer. But Fetterman, who has repeatedly disagreed with his party’s messages and positions, pushed back against Schumer’s framing of the bill.
“I would never refer to the SAVE Act as like Jim Crow 2.0 or some kind of mass conspiracy. But that’s part of the debate that we were having here in the Senate right now. And I don’t call people names or imply that it’s something gross about the terrible history of Jim Crow,” Fetterman told Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany.
The bill would require voters to present photo identification before casting ballots, require proof of citizenship in person when registering to vote, and mandate that states remove non-citizens from voter rolls.
However, momentum is building among Republicans. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, became the 50th member of the conference to back the legislation. But Senate Democrats have all but guaranteed its demise in the upper chamber, via the filibuster.
Fetterman would not say whether he supports the bill outright. However, he noted that “84% of Americans have no problem with presenting IDs to vote.”
“So it’s not like a radical idea,” Fetterman said. “It’s not something — and there already are many states that show basic IDs. So that’s where we are in the Senate.”
Even if Fetterman votes for the bill on the floor, it probably won’t pass unless there are bigger changes to the way things are done. Right now, there aren’t enough votes to get past the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster limit.
Republicans, led by President Donald Trump, are pressing for passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship—such as a birth certificate or passport—to register to vote in federal elections.
Trump has called on Senate Republicans to resurrect the “standing filibuster,” an older, more grueling procedure that forces senators to physically speak on the floor to block legislation, rather than rely on the modern “silent” version that stalls bills without debate.
AIN'T FINNA DO IT' - Jasmine Crockett Makes Insane Move After Her Senate Primary Race is Called
DALLAS, TX — In a stunning political upset, Texas State Representative James Talarico (D) completely crushed U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) on Tuesday night in the highly publicized and bitterly contested Democratic Senate primary.
But instead of delivering a traditional concession speech, Crockett took the stage and made an insane, highly controversial move: she absolutely refused to accept the results.
"I AIN'T FINNA CONCEDE TONIGHT"
Just before 3:00 a.m. ET, multiple major news outlets officially called the race. With 84% of the votes counted, Talarico held a massive, insurmountable lead over Crockett, dominating the race 53.2% to 45.5%.
The blowout completely validated early prediction markets, which gave Talarico a massive lead throughout the day despite Crockett receiving a desperate, last-minute endorsement from former Vice President Kamala Harris.
However, speaking to a crowd of her supporters in Dallas just hours before the race was officially called, a defiant Crockett made it clear she was not going to go quietly.
“Hello, Dallas! How y’all feelin’?" Crockett yelled to the crowd. "So, I just want to be clear, there’s a lot that took place, specifically in Dallas County... I ain't finna concede tonight."
BLAMING THE SUPREME COURT AND THE GOP
Rather than acknowledging Talarico's sweeping victory, Crockett launched into a fierce tirade, claiming that widespread confusion, targeted Republican interference, and a last-minute Supreme Court intervention completely disenfranchised her core voters in Dallas County.
According to Crockett, she and other Democratic leaders were attempting to file a lawsuit to keep the polls open until 9:00 P.M. due to ongoing logistical nightmares. While a lower court initially agreed, the Supreme Court quickly stepped in.
"The polls were supposed to stay open until 9:00, according to a court order," Crockett explained. "The Supreme Court just a few minutes ago just said, ‘Shut it down.’ The Supreme Court also said that they are to separate any votes out that came in after 7:00 P.M."
Fuming over the logistics of separating the ballots, Crockett spun the chaos into a deliberate political attack.
"Unfortunately, this is what Republicans like to do," Crockett claimed without providing direct evidence of GOP involvement in the local Democratic primary operations. "And so, they specifically targeted Dallas County, and I think we all know why."
TALARICO'S WINNING STRATEGY
While Crockett focused her campaign heavily on her viral, combative moments and her status as a vocal critic of the Trump administration, Talarico took a completely different path.
A student at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Talarico made his Christian faith the absolute centerpiece of his campaign. He relentlessly campaigned across the state, speaking out against economic inequality and pushing back against what he called the conservative “co-opting of Christianity.”
His unifying, faith-based message clearly resonated with the statewide Democratic electorate far more than Crockett's partisan warfare.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
With the Democratic nomination secured, Talarico will now wait to see who his Republican opponent will be.
On the GOP side, the primary ended in a brutal stalemate. Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton failed to secure a majority in their bitter, highly publicized contest. The two political heavyweights are now heading to a massive, high-stakes runoff election in May. Notably, President Donald Trump refused to endorse either candidate during the primary, leaving the Texas GOP completely fractured heading into the runoff.
As for Jasmine Crockett, she ended her election night by sending her supporters home in the dark.
"I want you to enjoy yourselves, but I won’t be back tonight because I have no idea of when we’re going to get results," she declared.
SWITCHING PARTIES' - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Reacts to Wild News That Texas Rep. Cuellar Files for Re-Electio ...
WASHINGTON D.C. — In one of the wildest political plot twists of the year, Texas Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) officially filed for re-election on Wednesday as a Democrat, firmly shutting down rampant speculation that he was preparing to switch parties or retire after receiving a completely unexpected pardon from President Donald Trump.
The surprise clemency effectively wiped away more than a dozen serious corruption and bribery charges against Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, completely clearing the runway for the longtime congressman to defend his highly competitive Rio Grande Valley seat.
"NOTHING HAS CHANGED"
President Trump's sudden announcement instantly sparked a firestorm of speculation in Washington. Many political insiders assumed the pardon was the culmination of years of GOP recruitment efforts and that Cuellar would finally cross the aisle—a shift that would have handed Republicans a massive advantage in the 2026 midterms.
Cuellar, however, quickly put an end to the rumors. He assured senior Democratic leadership in private conversations that he wasn't going anywhere and promptly filed his reelection paperwork with Texas officials.
“It came as a surprise,” Cuellar told a small group of reporters regarding the pardon. “I want to thank President Trump for this. … Now we clear the air. Nothing has changed, and we’re going to be ready to win re-election again... I’m a good old conservative Democrat.”
THE WEAPONIZATION DEBATE
Trump announced the massive pardon via Truth Social, directly attributing Cuellar's prosecution by the Justice Department to the congressman's vocal criticism of former President Joe Biden's open-border immigration policies.
"Henry, I don’t know you, but you can sleep well tonight — Your nightmare is finally over!" Trump posted.
By pardoning a sitting Democrat, Trump has heavily reinforced his longstanding argument that the "weaponization" of law enforcement isn't just a partisan issue—it is a systemic problem that affects politicians across the aisle who dare to step out of line.
While the pardon proves Trump's point, it also severely complicates the Republican Party's strategy. Cuellar has remained near the very top of the GOP’s 2026 target list for years. Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) noted that Cuellar's immediate decision to run again as a Democrat proves “there was not a quid pro quo” attached to the President's clemency, adding, “Very interesting. Very interesting.”
HAKEEM JEFFRIES BACKS THE PARDON
Perhaps the most shocking reaction to the entire ordeal came from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Jeffries, who has frequently criticized Trump's other pardons, took to CNN to completely back the President's decision, heavily questioning the legitimacy of the original charges brought against his colleague.
“Listen, the reality is [that] this indictment was very thin to begin with, in my view,” Jeffries told CNN. “The charges were eventually going to be dismissed — if not at the trial court level [then] by the Supreme Court, as they’ve repeatedly done in instances just like this.”
Jeffries added, "I don’t know why the president decided to do this, [but] I think the outcome was exactly the right outcome."
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While Cuellar confirmed he received no advance notice of the pardon and has not yet spoken to Trump directly, the Texas Democrat revealed he fully plans to attend the upcoming White House Christmas party so he can thank the President personally.
With the legal noise gone and the Democratic establishment firmly behind him, Cuellar is projecting absolute confidence heading into 2026. "This is a conservative district," Cuellar stated, "and I will win it."
