Reporter's Notebook: GOP's 'favorite bill' faces reality check as Senate stalls on SAVE America Act

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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 reports on the Senate’s failure to reach a Homeland Security funding deal as Republicans accuse Democrats of moving the 'goalposts' on ‘Special Report.’ Parents won’t admit that they have a favorite child. They won’t admit they have a favorite bill. That’s why the SAVE America Act is the favorite bill of Senate Republicans. TRUMP DEMANDS SAVE AMERICA ACT BE TIED TO DHS FUNDING AMID AIRPORT CHAOS Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, talks with a guest during a rally in support of the SAVE Act on Sept. 10, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images) At some point, lawmakers will forge a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It could be today. Tomorrow. A week. A month. But it will happen. And until then, the Senate likely squats on the SAVE America Act, which requires proof of cit