Key Events (10)
President Trump cancelled the signing of a bipartisan housing affordability bill, demanding that Congress first pass his SAVE America Act voter restriction legislation. Congress had passed the housing bill with rare bipartisan support to address the shortage of affordable homes.
The White House requested $87.6 billion in supplemental congressional funding, mostly for costs related to the ongoing Iran war, including $67 billion for munitions replenishment and military deployments. The request faces significant resistance in the Senate where bipartisan support would be needed.
A federal judge permanently barred the Trump administration from implementing most provisions of his first executive order on elections, including a requirement for voters to show documentary proof of citizenship. The ruling was a major setback for the administration's voting restrictions agenda.
A federal appeals court in Michigan ruled that the state is not obligated to hand over sensitive voter data to the Trump administration's Department of Justice. The three-judge panel decided that the 1960 Civil Rights Act does not authorize the Justice Department to compel states to provide unredacted voter information.
A federal judge barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ruling against a Trump administration practice that expanded after taking office. The decision by U.S. District Judge Casey Pitts represents a setback for Trump's immigration enforcement agenda.
President Trump had a heated and lengthy shouting match with Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana at a Senate GOP lunch over the Iran war and the chamber's passage of a war powers resolution. Cassidy told reporters he made it clear he would not be bullied by the president.
The Senate passed a war powers resolution rebuking Trump's military action in Iran, with four Republicans breaking party ranks to support the measure. The resolution passed one day before Trump requested the $87.6 billion Iran war funding package.
Progressive candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won decisively in Democratic primary elections, with three candidates—Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalier—securing Democratic nominations for Congress. The results exposed a political divide within the Democratic party.
Eight individuals were sentenced to a combined 450 years in prison for their involvement in an anti-ICE riot in Texas where a law enforcement officer was shot. Prosecutors characterized the incident as involving 'Antifa Cell operatives' responsible for shooting the officer in the neck.
President Trump announced he has ordered an investigation into oil companies over alleged price gouging, citing the surge in global oil prices that remain higher than pre-war levels despite recent declines. The investigation comes amid a U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran.