COULD SOMEBODY PLEASE AWAKEN THE SENATE: That SAVE America Act that President Donald Trump and a bunch of House conservatives must become law before Congress does anything else has remarkable support from 79 percent of the public, including majorities of all three major voter groups.

But, as I report today in The Washington Stand, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), while insisting there aren’t enough votes to meet the 60-vote threshold presently required to approve the measure, sent the upper chamber lawmakers home for two weeks. Because only a simple majority is required to change Senate rules, skepticism is growing rapidly that Thune and the usual Senate RINOs are hiding behind the 60-vote barrier.

The July 4th fireworks around the corner may pale by comparison with the explosions when the Senate returns.