Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, her first endorsement in a contested Senate primary this midterm cycle. The move puts her at odds with Chuck Schumer, who is backing Rep. Haley Stevens.
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The Supreme Court expanded Trump’s authority to fire independent regulators but blocked his effort to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook and upheld mail-in ballot rules. The justices also declined to review a $5 million civil judgment in E. Jean Carroll’s case.
The Trump administration asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental spending, with about $67 billion directed to Pentagon needs tied to the Iran war. The request faces resistance after lawmakers passed a war powers resolution challenging the president’s military action.
Trump canceled a planned signing of a bipartisan housing affordability bill, demanding Congress first pass his SAVE America Act on voting rules. The housing measure passed both chambers by large margins and could still become law without his signature.
Congress approved the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with large bipartisan majorities, sending it to President Trump for a Capitol signing. The bill aims to increase housing supply, streamline reviews, expand financing and limit some institutional purchases of single-family homes.
The Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in an 85-5 vote, sending a bipartisan housing affordability package to the House. The bill seeks to expand housing supply, streamline construction and limit large investors’ purchases of single-family homes.
Iranian oil tankers have crossed a U.S. blockade line near the Strait of Hormuz ahead of planned U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland. The emerging memorandum has triggered disputes over sanctions relief, Lebanon and the future of Iran’s nuclear program.