DHS funding battle continues over voter ID push

A key hurdle for Senate Republicans pushing forward with Trump-supported voter ID legislation is the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). We are hearing that negotiations between Senate Democrats and the White House are still ongoing, with no clear sign that a deal will be struck before lawmakers return to Washington, D.C., next week. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Christian Datoc, a White House reporter for the Washington Examiner, as the Trump-backed SAVE America Act rides on a fresh wave of momentum in the Senate, with 50 Republicans, including Thune, backing it, with DHS funding a major hurdle.