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U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will not resign after the release of explicit text messages with a former aide who later died by suicide, as some House Republicans call for his ouster while leadership remains cautious and an ethics review unfolds ahead of Texas primary.
Speaker Mike Johnson plans to advance a procedural rule blocking votes on Trump’s global tariffs through July, reviving a moratorium that expired in January, but faces significant GOP opposition from tariff-skeptical Republicans Massie, Kiley and Spartz who could derail the measure if Democrats back it; Democrats want votes on tariffs this week as they wait on a Supreme Court ruling on Johnson’s tariff powers.
The House is set to vote on the SAVE America Act, GOP-backed legislation to tighten voter registration, require proof of citizenship, mandate photo IDs nationwide, and purge noncitizens from voter rolls. Democrats fear disenfranchisement and Senate Democrats are unlikely to advance it, but Trump and GOP leaders are pressing for progress and weighing options like a talking filibuster as DHS funding and other priorities loom.
House Republicans are growing frustrated with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over her handling of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and the administration’s immigration-enforcement messaging, setting up the possibility that Democrats push for a floor vote on impeachment. While some moderates call for oversight and reform, most GOP members remain wary of opposing Trump, making a resignation or impeachment move unlikely for now.
Sen. John Boozman is set to release an updated GOP-only draft of the crypto bill as House Republicans push a $1.2 trillion funding package amid hard-line demands for amendments, highlighting internal GOP tensions while other updates cover health-cost hearings, DHS funding debates, Epstein-related actions, and impeachment talk—all ahead of a tight legislative deadline.
At a House Energy and Commerce hearing, Republicans largely defended FCC Chair Brendan Carr over his threats to fine or revoke licenses of stations airing Jimmy Kimmel after remarks about Charlie Kirk, while Democrats pressed for free-speech protections; the hearing instead highlighted telecom priorities like broadband expansion, space policy with China, and spectrum deregulation.
Democrats, led by Jeffries, strategically used a discharge petition to push through a three-year extension despite Republican opposition, outmaneuvering GOP leaders and causing internal dissatisfaction among Republicans.
The House passed a conservative health care bill that does not extend expiring ACA subsidies, risking increased premiums, while bipartisan efforts and discharge petitions aim to find a compromise. Additionally, the Senate approved Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator and passed the ROTOR Act to improve military helicopter safety, amidst ongoing political debates and investigations into military and presidential actions.
A small group of moderate House Republicans are collaborating with Democrats to push for a vote on extending pandemic-era ACA subsidies, which are set to expire at year's end, highlighting internal GOP tensions amid the Senate's rejection of the plan.
A group of vulnerable House Republicans confronted Speaker Mike Johnson over the expiration of Obamacare subsidies and his refusal to allow a vote to extend them, amid ongoing intra-party debates and legislative negotiations on health care and energy projects.
House Republicans are planning a key vote on health care policies that could impact insurance costs nationwide, with internal divisions over extending Obamacare subsidies and efforts to navigate midterm election challenges. Moderate Republicans are pushing for a two-year extension of ACA subsidies, while hard-liners oppose this, pairing the bill with restrictions on transgender surgeries for minors. The outcome of this vote reflects the GOP's struggle to present a unified health care message ahead of the 2024 elections.
House Republicans proposed a narrow health care package that does not include extending the expiring ACA subsidies, focusing instead on expanding association health plans, transparency in drug costs, and reducing premiums, while discussions continue on possibly adding an amendment to extend the subsidies. The bill faces uncertain prospects in the Senate, and Democrats criticize the proposal for not addressing the upcoming premium hikes.
House Speaker Mike Johnson narrowly won a Tennessee special election amid internal GOP conflicts, notably over a provision Elise Stefanik fought to reinstate in the NDAA, highlighting ongoing legislative and party unity challenges.
House Republicans are planning to introduce legislation to reverse a Senate provision allowing senators to sue over phone record disclosures, amid bipartisan concern, as they also work to end the government shutdown and address other legislative issues like Epstein file disclosures and healthcare subsidies.
House Republicans are pushing to vote on removing a Senate-inserted provision that allows senators to sue the government over phone record subpoenas, amid broader legislative and government shutdown negotiations.