Homeland Security’s SAVE program divides election officials as November nears

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 848

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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As the midterms approach, Republican and Democratic election officials are split over a powerful federal computer program at the center of President Donald Trump’s quest to expose noncitizen voters and compile lists of voting-age Americans.

A U.S. House Administration Committee hearing Thursday underscored the partisan divide over the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE program. The online tool can verify U.S. citizenship by checking names against a host of government databases.

Republicans have embraced SAVE — Systematic …

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