Sep 3, 2026
House leadership abruptly canceled legislative business and sent lawmakers home before July Fourth after Republicans deadlocked over President Trump's election reform legislation, stalling the annual defense bill and other priorities.
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.
The House postponed votes on a Senate resolution that would compel President Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes into June as Republicans struggled to find the votes to dismiss the legislation.
Colorado's governor announced he will sign a scaled-back AI regulation bill that passed the state legislature overnight, following closed-door negotiations that reduced the scope of the original proposal.
Both chambers of Britain's parliament approved legislation that will ban anyone born after 2008 from ever buying cigarettes, creating a 'smoke-free generation.' The bill will become law next week after receiving royal assent.