All 100 senators agreed to leave Washington in the predawn hours of August 8, sidelining President Trump's push for voter-ID legislation and raising questions about the GOP majority's appetite for the fight. At 4:57 a.m. on a Saturday morning, with most of America asleep, the United States Senate wrapped up its business and scattered for […] The post Senate's unanimous August exit shelved Trump's SAVE America Act without a single objection appeared first on American Almanac .
All 100 senators agreed to leave Washington in the predawn hours of August 8, sidelining President Trump's push for voter-ID legislation and raising questions about the GOP majority's appetite for the fight. At 4:57 a.m. on a Saturday morning, with most of America asleep, the United States Senate wrapped up its business and scattered for a five-week recess. No senator, Republican or Democrat, objected. The SAVE America Act, Trump's signature election-integrity bill requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship, never came to the floor. And the chamber won't return for real votes until the afternoon of September 15. The mechanics of how it happened matter, because they reveal a quiet consensus that cuts against the public posture of a…Open
Progressive groups are opening a vicious new front in the fight over crypto legislation , targeting Sen Kirsten Gillibrand as she tries to broker a compromise on the CLARITY Act, which has unresolved issues on its ethics provisions. Why it matters: The blistering — and deeply personal — attack from Indivisible, Demand Progress and the Revolving Door Project complicates already delicate negotiations. - It's also a warning shot to Democrats: Progressive groups are prepared to make support for the bill politically painful, even if it means another bruising intraparty fight over one of the crypto industry's top legislative priorities. - "Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), is a prime…
Planned Parenthood is set to regain access to federal Medicaid funding after a one-year Republican-led funding ban expires without renewal.
Planned Parenthood is set to regain access to federal Medicaid funding after a one-year Republican-led funding ban expires without renewal. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Planned Parenthood is expected to regain federal Medicaid funding after a Republican-led funding ban, enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act budget reconciliation bill, expires. The one-year ban, which blocked Medicaid reimbursements to organizations that abort babies even for non-abortion “services,” was a significant victory for conservatives but appears to lack the votes for an extension. DETAIL: President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act prevented Medicaid reimbursements to organizations like Planned Parenthood, which lost $832 million in…Open
A near record number of Republican lawmakers in the modern political era are retiring from Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. As of the end of March, seven Republicans have announced they will not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate, while 35 Republicans are forgoing reelection to the House of Representatives. The post Republicans Are Leaving Congress in Numbers Not Seen Since 1930 – Here’s Why… appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A near record number of Republican lawmakers in the modern political era are retiring from Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections . As of the end of March, seven Republicans have announced they will not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate, while a whopping 37 Republicans are forgoing reelection to the House of Representatives. WHO WAS INVOLVED: House Republicans, House Democrats, Senate Republicans, Senate Democrats, President Donald J. Trump, and American voters . WHEN & WHERE: The 2026 midterm elections will take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. IMPACT: While some retirements are explainable by advanced age and health issues, as in the case of Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), they are, on the…Open