Capitol Hill on edge as GOP pushes $80B reconciliation amid floor fights

A live-capitol roundup shows House Republicans pressing roughly $80 billion in a party-line budget reconciliation package to fund the Pentagon and farm aid, with a Budget Committee markup and potential floor votes as intra-party divisions surface. Leadership is juggling defense spending, elections policy, border talks, and floor-time tactics to unlock approvals, while Democrats push back on offsets and the broader package. The sweep of updates also covers investigations into text-message disclosures, a push for permanent daylight saving time, and leadership reshuffles following Lindsey Graham’s death.