BREAKING---SAVE ACT - HOUSE ADVANCES VOTER ID BILL

Key Points--The SAVE America Act — supported by President Donald Trump — would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID at the ballot box. The legislation would make it harder to vote, Democrats and voting rights groups warn, and has been the subject of a pressure campaign from the White House, congressional GOP hard-liners and right-wing influencers. Now that the bill has advanced out of the House, it has slim odds of passing in the Senate, where 60 votes are needed to overcome a filibuster. MORE AT SAVE Act: House advances Trump-backed voter ID bill