Trump to meet House speaker in attempt to break legislative gridlock – US politics live | US news

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A dramatic day awaits Washington D.C. as Donald Trump heads to an important meeting with House speaker Mike Johnson in an attempt to break a legislative impasse as massive political fireworks explode on Capitol Hill long before any resemblance of a Fourth of July celebration.

The US Senate abruptly adjourned for two weeks yesterday, following a stormy lunch attended by the long-absent US President. This turned into a shouting match over the US-Israeli war against Iran and loyalty tests. This comes after Trump abruptly canceled the signing of a key bipartisan housing bill hours earlier. Trump’s demand that the Senate change the rules to pass the highly controversial voter ID bill has led to a rift between the White House and the upper chamber.

Johnson will try to get a reluctant House to move on to Trump’s agenda today. It’s a difficult task.

Here’s what else is going on:

• Democrat in Maryland According to exclusive reporting from the Associated Press, U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen is supporting progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate primary; He is at odds with Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer.

• US supreme court He is expected to issue his views at 10 a.m. ET, and most of the major cases have not yet been decided. We especially welcome comments on immigration and finance.

• great focus On the Hill, where House speaker Mike Johnson meets Trump at 2 p.m., both hope the House will be persuaded to vote and end a revolt from the Republican party’s right wing over the Savings Act, which would tighten who can vote in U.S. elections.

• Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy got into a shouting match with Trump at a Senate luncheon on Wednesday after Trump warned four senators, including himself, against supporting his decision to rein in the war in the Middle East. Kennedy reportedly responded to the war by saying, “You haven’t told the American people what’s going on,” later adding to reporters: “It was supposed to last four weeks. It took four months,” according to Politico.