Welcome back to Sunday Night in America. Life doesn't seem complete without the threat of another government shutdown. House Republicans are willing to keep government funded, but they want you to prove you're a citizen before you vote. Control of the House this fall will likely come down to districts in California and New York, but it's members in safe districts making most of the noise. Joining us is Olivia Beavers, who covers Congress for Politico. Welcome Olivia. It's wonderful to see you as always. Anyways, let's listen to Senator John Cornean, and then I'll ask you about it on the other side.

In a sane world, the Save Act would be non-controversial. It essentially is a national voter ID, and I would think both parties and everybody would be interested in protecting the integrity of the ballot, making sure that people only legally qualified to vote do so. But it's become a partisan issue, which is amazing to me. But I don't think there's going to be a shutdown.

All right, Olivia, when you talk to House Democrats, what is so radical about showing proof of citizenship to vote? I mean, we have to do it to apply for loans and a host of other things. What is so radical about doing it to vote according to them?

They describe it as, one, it's already the law. You have to be a citizen in order to vote in federal elections. But they also see this as a Republican Party tactic just before the election of trying to squeeze Democrats on some messaging bill. Then you're seeing Chuck Schumer in the Senate, the Senate majority leader saying, We're not going to support it. Democrats are not expected to support it in the House. That's what I think you're going to see some Republicans also running on in messaging heading into the upcoming election.

Will there be some Democrats and tough reelects that actually vote for this, do you think?

I think so. You saw some Democrats support it previously when it passed the House. I would imagine that some of those, the Henry Quayar types who are on the border But he has some of his own problems. But also the Jared Goldens who tend to break away from their party repeatedly throughout their time in Congress and don't really abide by what the party leadership says to do.

All right, let's see you and I look forward. If Hakeem Jeffrey runs for speaker, there will be no demands placed on him by the left fringe of his party. If Mike Johnson runs to be speaker again, there will be lots of demands placed on him by his right flank. You cover Congress. Why the difference? And what progress have those who ousted Kevin McCarthy made in getting their spending cuts?

I think when we were seeing the progressive squad forming, we were curious whether there is going to be this similar element on the left side compared to the right. The way that they described it, Democrats were not willing to blow up to some party suicide bombing and the way that Republicans on the right are really willing to just go till the end fighting and whether that leads to a shutdown or some other reaction. So the left, basically, the squad members I miss that they were going to really be employing those tactics, even if they were going to be out there pressuring their party leadership to lean more left into progressive policies. But Republicans, ever since I've been covering Congress, you were there, too. They believe that they are fighting. That's a word you hear a lot. They fight to push the party to the right, even if it means possibly putting the vulnerable members, the moderates, in really uncomfortable positions just before an election.

Olivia Beavers, thank you so much for joining us on a Sunday night.

Thanks, Jay.

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