Daylight Saving Time Becomes a Lever in GOP House Agenda

Legislative maneuvering dominates Washington as GOP leaders scramble to package must-pass bills with other priorities: in the Senate, Cruz tees up a late-July AI/kids’ safety markup; in the House, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna signals she’ll back reopening floor to advance legislation, including a daylight-saving-time-permanent bill attached to State Department funding, while Speaker Johnson seeks to attach the SAVE America Act and immigration votes to spending; budget-watchers await a GOP reconciliation bill led by Sen. Ron Johnson with talks of offsetting costs via fraud-enforcement cuts and defense funding; the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham reshapes timing on NDAA and other priorities, underscoring how internal divisions and timing risk stalling action ahead of recess.