GOP rallies around Thune after White House says Trump’s patience is ‘running out’

to pass the proposal, which would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a national standard for photo IDs at the ballot box, by the August recess. But the 53-47 Republican-controlled chamber lacks the GOP votes, much less the Democratic ones, to overcome a filibuster. The quandary has fueled Trump’s calls to nuke the 60-vote threshold,continue reading …