Johnson Sends House Home Early, Stalling $886 Billion Defense Bill as Trump Presses Voter ID
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 3
Johnson Sends House Home Early, Stalling $886 Billion Defense Bill as Trump Presses Voter ID
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 3
Summary
$886 billion in annual defense policy was left untouched after Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early for the July 4 recess.
Trump's push for voter ID legislation helped trigger the breakdown, as a conservative rebellion froze House business and blocked action on the must-pass bill.
Senate Republicans had already left Washington the previous week after a tense meeting in which Trump urged them to adopt voting restrictions they say lack enough support to pass.
The impasse deepens a broader Republican slump in Congress, with the party's agenda stalling as its narrow majorities look increasingly fragile.