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Trump Holds Housing Bill Hostage, Mike Johnson Says He’ll Sign It Anyway

The New Civil Rights Movement

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June 24, 2026

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President Donald Trump suddenly announced he was holding hostage a housing bill that passed with overwhelming bipartisan support until the SAVE America Act is passed. But Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Trump will sign it anyway. Trump was set to sign the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act,” which passed the Senate Monday [] The post Trump Holds Housing Bill Hostage, Mike Johnson Says He’ll Sign It Anyway appeared first on The New Civil Rights Movement.

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USA TODAY

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· Jun 30, 2026

Speaker Mike Johnson asserts Trump won't veto housing bill

Speaker Mike Johnson says the pending housing bill will become law with or without President Donald Trump's signature. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3emsv5m5 Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

Tampa Free Press

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· Jun 28, 2026

Housing Or Voter ID? CNN Interview Heats Up As Florida Rep. Donalds Defends Stalling Bill

President Donald Trump is demanding that Senate Republicans pass the SAVE America Act, a voter I.D. bill, before he will sign any other legislation. This includes a pending bipartisan housing bill. Trump reportedly told House Speaker Mike Johnson last week that housing was not a priority. On Saturday, CNN’s Omar Jimenez interviewed Rep. Byron Donalds [] Housing Or Voter ID? CNN Interview Heats Up As Florida Rep. Donalds Defends Stalling Bill

Off The Press

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· Jun 29, 2026

Illinois Democrats blast Trump refusal to sign housing bill

Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says President Donald Trump is holding Americans’ access to housing hostage by not signing recently-passed legislation, but an Illinois congresswoman stands behind the president’s demand that senators pass a voter ID bill first. Trump cancelled a bill-signing event last Wednesday and said he would not sign the bipartisan 21st Century []...Click to read more

The Hill

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· Jun 28, 2026

Johnson to send housing bill to Trump on Monday

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said he will send the bipartisan housing bill passed overwhelmingly by both chambers of Congress to President Trump on Monday. Trump last week said he would not sign the bill, despite the support from both parties, unless the Senate first takes action on elections legislation that is opposed...

Hartmann Report

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· Jul 11, 2026

Saturday Report 7/11/26 — Trump refuses to sign the biggest housing bill in a generation, ICE shoots the wrong man in Houston, and the referees of our elections get purged...

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MS NOW

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· Jun 25, 2026

Donald Trump wants to hold working families hostage

In today’s edition of The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: Trump refuses to sign bipartisan housing bill, Steve Rattner weighs in on the Iran MOU, and more. The post Donald Trump wants to hold working families hostage appeared first on MS NOW.

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Related coverage for "Trump Holds Housing Bill Hostage, Mike Johnson Says He’ll Sign It Anyway": USA TODAY — Speaker Mike Johnson asserts Trump won't veto housing bill. Tampa Free Press — Housing Or Voter ID? CNN Interview Heats Up As Florida Rep. Donalds Defends Stalling Bill. Off The Press — Illinois Democrats blast Trump refusal to sign housing bill. The Hill — Johnson to send housing bill to Trump on Monday. Hartmann Report — Saturday Report 7/11/26 — Trump refuses to sign the biggest housing bill in a generation, ICE shoots the wrong man in Houston, and the referees of our elections get purged.... MS NOW — Donald Trump wants to hold working families hostage