- President Trump publicly urged House Republicans to “stop grandstanding,” backing Speaker Mike Johnson’s push to get the conference working and show results before the fall elections.
- Johnson is trying to advance priorities quickly — a bipartisan housing affordability bill headed to the White House, an annual defense bill, and Trump’s request for $87.6 billion in war-related spending.
- A small bloc of hard-line Republicans is demanding voter-ID/elections language be attached to must-pass bills, giving them the power to stall legislation in the narrow GOP majority and fueling gridlock.
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