Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
“President Donald Trump’s obsession with the SAVE America Act has hurled Congress into indefinite gridlock,” Politico reports.
“Senators are gone until July 13 after starting their Independence Day recess a few days early.”
“Now House Republican lawmakers are looking toward Speaker Mike Johnson, who will Thursday head to the White House to try to convince the president to salvage the GOP’s legislative agenda.”
The Guardian: Trump to meet House speaker in attempt to break legislative gridlock.
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