Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 | History Defined

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is trying this week to adopt a budget resolution and pass the annual defense authorization bill and stopgap spending measure. CQ Roll Call’s Aris Folley and Jacob Fulton join guest host Aidan Quigley to discuss the prospects of the continuing resolution and the budget resolution in…

Roll Call

Trump Presidency Liability: How MAGA Influencers Are Derailing the House GOP Agenda

MAGA influencers now threaten Trump's political agenda by creating a parallel power structure, disrupting legislative processes, and selling access to Trump's inner circle.

International Business Times UK

How Congress is losing its path(s)

Hoping for a few final wins before the midterms, Republicans are going for reconciliation — again. That’s partly because other legislative paths to President Donald Trump’s desk are disappearing. They’ll spend a good chunk of this week on plans for a third round of the filibuster-proof budget process, this time…

Roll Call

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

MAGA influencer class breaks White House

Republicans are now paying the price for a government run by clout chasers

Salon

Republicans control Congress, so why is Trump’s SAVE America Act stuck?

President Donald Trump’s obsession with unfounded claims of election fraud has defined his second term in office. But in recent months his fixation has moved from executive nominee litmus tests and executive orders reinforcing proof of citizenship to vote into legislation – dragging Congress into the fray.

The Conversation

Trump speech lays groundwork for him to tamper with midterm results, critics warn

Democrats and advocates sound alarm at Trump rehashing false claims about 2020 election in his primetime address

The Guardian - US

Wrapup: Congress’ July sprint off to a stumbling start

Republican leaders laid the groundwork for a final dash to pass partisan legislative priorities before August recess. But if this week was any indication, it won’t be an easy run. First, Washington was struck by the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on July 11. Moving quickly, South Carolina…

Roll Call

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

What is SAVE America Act? Here's all about Trump's plan to overhaul voting in America

Save America Act What is it? A Republican-backed bill, the SAVE America Act, mandates citizenship proof for registration and photo ID for voting. This legislation has passed the House but faces Senate filibuster challenges and requires bipartisan support. Supporters claim it enhances election security and restores public confidence in the…

The Economic Times

House Republicans resurrect Save America Act by adding it to spending bill

Effort is latest attempt to pass bill that seeks to ban mail-in ballots and imposes voter identification requirements

The Guardian - US

Where has all the FISA fire gone?

Congress let a key spy power lapse over a month ago. In the few legislative days left ahead of August recess, lawmakers don’t appear to be in any rush to change that. Discussions in the House have stalled as they wait for the Senate to move — even though Speaker…

Roll Call

Mike Johnson Says Pentagon Wants $350 Billion To Fight 'Communism On Our Own Shores' And Much Of The Request Is Classified

House Speaker Mike Johnson proposes a £261 billion defence funding boost, with details largely classified. The request, tied to domestic and global threats, faces scrutiny over its secrecy and scope.

International Business Times UK

White House lobbies skeptical Republicans on reconciliation bill

Vice President JD Vance and White House aides waged a full-court press on Capitol Hill Wednesday, urging House Republicans to rally behind a $95 billion reconciliation package that would fund the Iran war, farm aid and voter ID measures. The House Budget Committee plans to mark up a fiscal 2027…

Roll Call

SAVE America Act Could Force 69 Million Married Women to Prove Their Name to Vote, Experts Warn

House Republicans have tied the SAVE America Act to a must-pass spending bill, reviving warnings that 69 million married women could face new hurdles to prove they are eligible to vote.

International Business Times UK

Mike Johnson says he knows nothing about ICE killing man in Maine

Mike Johnson said that he knows nothing about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shooting in Maine as he’s “been a little busy”.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times UK

Speaker Mike Johnson Defends $350 Billion Pentagon Request: 'Fighting Communism on Our Own Shores' — Who's Paying?

US House Speaker Mike Johnson defends a £270 billion Pentagon budget request, citing the need to combat domestic and global threats, amidst intense scrutiny and debate over national security expenditure.

Roll Call

Johnson appeases holdouts and unfreezes House floor

Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly freed the floor from another standstill Tuesday — but it’s not clear how long the good feeling will last. The House adopted a rule for floor debate in a 215-211 vote after GOP leaders won over key holdouts by promising a markup of border security legislation…

Benzinga

Trump Is 'Cheerleading' September Government Shutdown Over SAVE Act, Chuck Schumer Says

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused President Donald Trump of supporting a potential September government shutdown to pressure Republicans into passing the SAVE Act, which Democrats say could limit voting access ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

International Business Times UK

Boosie Badazz Paid MAGA Operative $600K for a Trump Pardon They Never Delivered

Rapper Boosie Badazz is in a legal battle to recover $300K from lobbyists after spending $600K on a failed attempt to secure a Trump pardon for a federal gun charge.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times UK

Home Prices Reach Highest Level In American History As Trump Declares 'Unimportance' Of Affordability Bill

US home prices have reached record highs, with President Trump dismissing a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing affordability, creating a political flashpoint ahead of midterm elections.

The Guardian - US

‘Hakeem Jeffries’ office is sweating’: Ex-GOP speaker’s aide predicts leftwing pressure for Democrats

John Leganski, a longtime aide to Kevin McCarthy, recounts how far-right Republicans brought down speaker

Benzinga

Trump Urges Congress To Pass SAVE America Act, Approve $350 Billion Defense Package as 'Number One Priority'

President Donald Trump emphasized the strength of the U.S. Military and called for increased defense funding and the passage of the SAVE America Act.

Roll Call

Congress faces its own summer heat dome

The sweltering Fourth of July weekend is over, but for both parties in House and Senate leadership, the heat is still cranked up. Both chambers are likely to return next Monday to the same sweat-inducing tangle of legislative problems that left them stumped as they headed out of town at…

Roll Call

In Congress, a bipartisan annoyance with the Supreme Court

The most recent Supreme Court term has left Congress grappling with how to respond to a court that experts say has grabbed considerably more power for itself. Conservatives were rankled by a Supreme Court decision quashing President Donald Trump’s effort to limit birthright citizenship, for example. Democrats, meanwhile, were outraged…

Salon

Media has a medical blind spot with GOP

The lengthy absences of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean Jr. raise a congressional double standard

Latin Times

Roberts-Led Majority Preserves Birthright Citizenship, Splinters on Why

SCOTUS struck down Trump's order ending birthright citizenship 6-3, though the ruling split further than the vote count suggests.

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

Ketanji Brown Jackson

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.