Capitol agenda: House revolt ahead for housing bill
The bill’s ultimate fate remains dire — as does the GOP trifecta’s ability to make any legislative progress on affordability before the midterms.
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GOP mulls reconciliation push in hunt for midterm win
The GOP is pushing to pass one more major piece of legislation before the November midterm elections, while the Senate is expected to pass a bipartisan housing bill and gas prices are expected to remain high due to the Iran conflict. Original News Source – The Hill
Hogg’s political group makes endorsements in Utah, New York House races
Leaders We Deserve, the political group co-founded by gun control activist David Hogg, has endorsed state Sen. Nathan Blouin (D) and state Assemblywoman Claire Valdez in open primaries for House seats in Utah and New York, respectively. Blouin is running in a crowded primary field for The Beehive State’s newly drawn Salt Lake City-based 1st Congressional District. Other contenders include former Rep….
Ex-DOJ attorney who complained about ICE enforcement in court launches primary challenge against Ilhan Omar
The former Justice Department attorney who complained to a federal judge about being overwhelmed by the caseload resulting from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations announced on Wednesday that she is running for Congress. Julie Le, who is running as a Democrat to challenge incumbent Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), lists immigration reform, education funding and…
Trump backs Herrera for Texas House seat after Gonzales drops bid
President Trump endorsed Texas Republican Brandon Herrera in the race to replace outgoing Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) on Wednesday evening. Gonzales dropped out of the race under pressure from GOP leadership after it became public that he had an affair with a former staffer in his office, who later died by suicide. Herrera, the top…
House Republicans find it difficult to focus on rising costs as they plot 2026 agenda
A longshot elections bill and an uphill reconciliation fight dominated the yearly policy conference.
In Kentucky, Trump tees off on Massie and urges his ouster: ‘The worst’
President Trump lashed out at Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Wednesday, accusing the seven-term Republican of opposing the president’s agenda and urging Kentucky voters to replace him in Congress. In a visit to a packaging plant in Hebron, Ky., which lies in Massie’s 4th Congressional District, Trump said Massie’s vote against the president’s “big beautiful…