The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals restored key provisions of Texas' 2021 election law requiring mail-in voters to provide identification or Social Security numbers, overturning a lower court's 2025 ruling that had struck down nine provisions related to mail-in ballots and voter assistance.
The House Budget Committee advanced a $95 billion package on Thursday covering Iran war funding, farm aid, and President Trump's voter ID initiatives, passing on a party-line vote despite anticipated challenges in the full House and Senate.
President Donald Trump told reporters Monday he is uncertain whether he will sign landmark bipartisan housing legislation headed to his desk, calling it 'a big yawn' and suggesting he won't focus on it until Congress passes his partisan voter ID bill. The comments came one week after Trump said he wouldn't sign the housing bill.
