Top Trump official makes new SAVE Act case to Republicans behind closed doors

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the path forward for the legislation on 'Special Report.' President Donald Trump’s top budget man huddled with House Republicans behind closed doors on Tuesday in a bid to quell a potential conservative mutiny over Speaker Mike Johnson’s latest ploy to pass the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought pressed House GOP lawmakers to take the initial steps in passing a new $95 billion budget bill that would include funding for Trump’s war with Iran, aid for U.S. farmers and additional money to states to carry out election integrity measures. Trump has thrown his support behind the measure, but some fiscal hawks have been indicating as recently as Tuesday morning that they were concerned about the lac