House rebuffs symbolic balanced-budget amendment as mixed Capitol action unfolds
The House rejected a symbolic bid to amend the Constitution for a balanced budget (211-207), underscoring ongoing fights over fiscal rules, while the day’s other headlines included the Ethics Committee moving forward with Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick’s public trial, renewed talks on a crypto-yield deal to advance market-structure legislation, Tim Scott’s announcement of a 2028 reelection bid, Markwayne Mullin’s DHS nomination moving ahead amid a clash with Rand Paul, Elizabeth Warren endorsing Mallory McMorrow in Michigan’s Senate primary, and ongoing oversight battles over Epstein-era documents.