House leaders adjourned for summer campaigning after a turbulent session, sending all 435 members home before fall elections that will determine who controls Congress for the rest of Donald Trump’s term.
Fewer than 20 House races are viewed as true toss-ups, raising the stakes for freshmen and vulnerable incumbents trying to defend their own records rather than Congress’s broadly unpopular performance.
Mike Johnson argued Republicans can run on recent action, citing a single-day push that included a budget resolution with $95 billion for the Iran war and other priorities, a $1 trillion Pentagon bill and a stock-trading crackdown.
Hakeem Jeffries is launching a "100 Days of Action" campaign, framing the midterms as a chance to check Trump, investigate his administration and counter Republican policies Democrats blame for higher living costs.