House GOP deadlocks over Trump’s demands, sending lawmakers home early

FOR INSIDERS | House GOP’s packed to-do list faces ticking clock

House Republicans are staring down a tight legislative calendar after an intraparty revolt forced Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to send lawmakers home early last week for the second time in a row, squeezing an already limited window for the party to advance an ambitious agenda amid a high-stakes election year. Lawmakers departed for the July...

House Speaker Eyes Budget Reconciliation Strategy To Push Voter ID Bill Through Senate

Internal friction and a razor-thin majority led House Speaker Mike Johnson to send lawmakers home early for the July 4th recess last week, after a handful of House Republicans blocked a routine procedural rule to advance legislation on the floor. Addressing the chamber’s tight margins during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” Johnson noted that [] House Speaker Eyes Budget Reconciliation Strategy To Push Voter ID Bill Through Senate

Democrats Want a Shutdown, and Republicans Should Act Accordingly

Washington is barreling toward another funding deadline, and Senate Democrats seem increasingly willing to use the threat of a government shutdown as political leverage. The biggest mistake Senate Republicans could make is assuming that Democrats share their interest in avoiding such a shutdown and the harm it would do to everyday Americans. They don’t. Democrats...

House dismissed for July 4 holiday amid SAVE America Act impasse

House GOP leadership is sending members home early for the weeklong July 4 recess, after a GOP blockade shut down the floor for the second week in a row. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) canceled scheduled votes over his inability to pass procedural rule votes to allow legislation to come to the floor, as a coalition []

Another Promise Kept: House Republicans Lower Housing Costs

House Republicans just passed critical bipartisan, bicameral legislation to deliver on President Trump and Republicans’ agenda to lower housing costs. The bill increases the number of homes available, cuts costs, and helps more working families achieve homeownership. “Democrats spent years fueling a housing crisis with their failed policies. Republicans are taking real action to build more homes, lower costs, and [] The post Another Promise Kept: House Republicans Lower Housing Costs appeared first on NRCC.

Senate passes sweeping housing affordability bill with bipartisan support

The bipartisan legislation was crafted in both chambers and must now pass the House. It seeks to build more homes and prevent large investors from outbidding families.

Illinois lawmakers finally pass bill to end home equity theft

The state finally passed legislation to comply with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the government may not keep surplus equity when property is sold for unpaid taxes. The post Illinois lawmakers finally pass bill to end home equity theft appeared first on Illinois Policy.

They Could Still Tout It

Don't really understand the entire premise here. Trump isn't gonna veto it (presumably). They passed it. It will become law . President Donald Trump said Friday that he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill in protest of Republicans’ inability to advance separate elections overhaul legislation, dealing a major political blow to vulnerable lawmakers in his own party. The housing bill is set to become law at midnight even without Trump’s signature. But GOP leaders had originally hoped to tout the moment as a historic economic achievement ahead of midterm elections that are likely to be defined by Americans’ concerns over the cost of living.

Johnson Signals House Will Forge Ahead After GOP Holdouts Threatened Obstruction Of Votes

House Speaker Mike Johnson told “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo that the House of Representatives would be returning to Washington, D.C. to continue “good work” on legislation Monday. Johnson postponed votes Friday after Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna led a group of holdouts who threatened to not allow any legislation to move forward []...Click to read more

असार मसान्तभित्रै केही विधेयक संसदमा पेस गर्छौं : मन्त्री गौतम

काठमाडौँ। कानुन, न्याय तथा संसदीय मामिलामन्त्री सोविता गौतमले तत्काल निर्माण गर्नुपर्ने कानुनको प्राथमिकता निर्धारण गरी यही असार मसान्तभित्रै सम्बन्धित विधेयक सङ्घीय संसद्मा प्रस्तुत गरिने बताएकी छन्। राष्ट्रियसभाको आजको बैठकमा ‘विनियोजन विधेयक, २०८३’ माथिको छलफलका क्रममा सांसदहरुले उठाएको जिज्ञासाको जवाफमा उनले अत्यावश्यक कानुनको सूची तय गर्ने काम भइरहेको बताइन्। सांसदहरुले कानुनी सुधारलाई समयसीमाभित्र सम्पन्न गर्नुपर्ने, असान्दर्भिक []

Trump’s ‘bafflingly stupid’ midnight move splits GOP and unites cheering Dems: analysts

Republican infighting broke out Saturday as Democrats presented a unified front celebrating a bipartisan bill that President Donald Trump allowed to pass at midnight by refusing to either veto or sign it. The ROAD to Housing Act, described by CNN as a “sweeping” bipartisan bill to tackle housing affordability, spurred cheers of joy from Democrats []

Congress Sends Bipartisan Housing Bill To Trump’s Desk

UPDATE, JUNE 23, 7:30 P.M. ET: The U.S. House of Representatives gave its final approval to the 21st Century Road to Housing Act with a 358-32 Monday night vote. It is now up to President Donald Trump to sign the bill into law. ORIGINAL STORY: Bipartisan...

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill

The House passed similar bipartisan legislation in May but will still need to give final approval on the Senate version. The Senate bill passed in a massively bipartisan 85-5 split.

Affordable housing is top of mind for voters in the coming midterms

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GOP leaders forced to scrap their own vote facing uprising from their own party

House Republican leaders scrapped Friday's scheduled votes as an internal party standoff threatened to derail the chamber's legislative agenda, according to a notice sent to members Thursday.The impasse stemmed from GOP hard-liners blocking action over the stalled SAVE America Act, an elections bill currently stuck in the Senate, Politico reported.Members were set to depart after a Thursday afternoon vote, according to Politico. Speaker Mike Johnson was scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump, hoping to broker a resolution that restores the House schedule next week.Without a deal, both chambers could remain on extended recess through mid-July, deepening concerns about congressional productivity heading into summer.Trump vowed on Wednesday to block a bipartisan affordable housing bill Congress had given final passage to the night before, declining to sign the bill and fueling panic from lawmakers over the SAVE America Act. During a closed-door, contentious luncheon on Wednesday, he tried to persuade the Republican senators to pass the bill, which he has called a priority ahead of midterms.

GOP senators to meet Trump face-to-face at a time of growing frustration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators who have been at odds with President Donald Trump in recent weeks will have a chance to confront him face-to-face when he attends a party luncheon in the Capitol on Wednesday. Senators said Tuesday that they hope the closed-door meeting will focus on unity, not disagreement. Yet it comes at [] The post GOP senators to meet Trump face-to-face at a time of growing frustration appeared first on Loonie Politics.

SAVE Act Revolt Freezes House Floor as Johnson Sends Members Home Early

Speaker Mike Johnson sent House Republicans home early Thursday after a conservative blockade led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna blocked all procedural floor votes for a second week, with Trump unable to defuse the impasse despite a White House meeting and a Truth Social appeal to 'stop grandstanding.'

American democracy’s biggest losers: voters in closed-primary states

American democracy’s biggest losers: voters in closed-primary states

'I want this on Donald's desk by August recess': Melania Trump gives Congress private deadline to pass her bill

'I want this on Donald's desk by August recess': Melania Trump gives Congress private deadline to pass her bill

Mike Johnson says housing bill will become law despite Trump’s push for SAVE America Act

House Speaker Mike Johnson drew a line in the sand on Monday, June 29, declaring that a sweeping bipartisan housing reform package will become federal law—with or without President Donald Trump‘s signature. Johnson officially transmitted the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to the White House, triggering a constitutional 10-day window for Trump to act....

Speaker Johnson Sends House Home Early After GOP Rebels Block Defense Bill Vote

House Speaker Mike Johnson sent lawmakers home early for the July 4 recess after Republican hardliners blocked the House GOP floor agenda in a fight over election legislation and the annual defense bill.

Senate Set to Vote on Housing Bill

The Senate convenes on June 22 at 3 p.m. ET and is scheduled to vote at 5:30 p.m. ET on a motion to concur in the House message accompanying H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, with the Scott amendment.

Faced with crippling housing crisis, Beacon Hill nibbles at the edges

A rundown of recent actions, pending proposals, and actions at the Supreme Judicial Court influencing housing policy more aggressively than any single piece of legislation.

Insiders Warned of State Fair Disaster Before It Happened

Jonathan Ernst/ReutersThere were signs that Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair flop was heading for disaster even in the planning stages.Some of the states that agreed to participate in the event on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, raised the alarm in a series of increasingly panicked emails to organizers, reported NOTUS.An irate New Hampshire organizer told Freedom 250 in a May 19 email that it was still “unclear if there are costs above and beyond what we incur as a state to staff and fill the pavilion ourselves.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

No Path, No Votes: Inside the GOP Revolt Threatening Trump’s SAVE America Act

No Path, No Votes: Inside the GOP Revolt Threatening Trump's SAVE America Act

Here’s What Fed Chair Warsh Will (And Won’t) Tell Congress Next Week

Here’s What Fed Chair Warsh Will (And Won’t) Tell Congress Next Week

In Clarity Act's final weeks, its path through U.S. Senate not getting much clearer

In Clarity Act's final weeks, its path through U.S. Senate not getting much clearer

July 4 fireworks to start much later and last much longer...

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