Leading U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday accused House Republicans of “wasting precious time catering to the hard MAGA right” as House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a stopgap funding bill tied to a proposal that would require proof of citizenship in order to vote in federal elections.

The proposal — the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act — has been pushed by Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump and was passed by the House in July, with five Democrats joining the GOP in supporting the bill.

Non-citizens are already barred from voting in federal elections. With about 21.3 million eligible voters reporting in a recent survey that they would not be able to quickly access their birth certificate, passport, naturalization certificate, or certificate of........

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