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House conservatives ended their weeklong floor blockade after Speaker Mike Johnson paired the SAVE America Act with the State Department funding bill, enabling a 215-211 procedural vote and setting up votes on spending and related measures; Rep. Anna Paulina Luna flipped to yes, with other holdouts backing the move to press the Senate to act on the election-integrity measure and border-security priorities.
House GOP leaders plan a stand-alone vote on the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent, aiming to blunt Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s rebellion over the SAVE America Act and deliver a Trump-backed win before the August recess, even as some hard-liners demand different concessions and farmers warn of more hours of darkness.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Rep. Anna Paulina Luna was wrong to block votes tied to the SAVE America Act, but downplays any fallout, insisting the GOP remains aligned and plans to repackage the election-integrity measure to win Republican support despite Senate hesitations.
Trump heads to Mount Rushmore for a 250th‑anniversary event, but carving a fifth presidential likeness is deemed physically impossible by the monument’s fixed design; however, Interior Secretary Burgum says there could be room for a Trump face. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has introduced legislation to authorize the carving, but the bill is stalled and unlikely to clear the Senate. The visit unfolds in a different political climate than 2020, alongside revived but incomplete projects like the Garden of American Heroes.
Hard-line House Republicans led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna threaten to block floor business to pressure Senate passage of the SAVE America Act as Speaker Mike Johnson tries to attach the measure to the Pentagon bill, prompting warnings from leaders like Tom Cole and Andy Harris about the tactic, while votes on defense funding and other measures loom; the day also includes White House changes to the grant process, Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s return, and a Supreme Court ruling related to mail-ballot postmarks—all shaping a tense political landscape.
House Speaker Mike Johnson fights to move Trump's signature election-security bill, clashing with hard-liners led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna; a plan to merge the SAVE America Act with the Pentagon policy bill faces resistance and may stall floor action, while Senate opposition blocks final passage, and a Supreme Court ruling allowing late-arriving mail ballots after Election Day heightens the political pressure around voting rules.
A Senate ethics panel dropped its investigation into Senator Ruben Gallego after finding no evidence to support allegations of campaign finance violations and sexual misconduct raised by Representative Anna Paulina Luna, deeming the charges without merit.
The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed the misconduct allegations against Sen. Ruben Gallego, saying he cooperated fully during the inquiry into claims of campaign-finance violations and sexual misconduct linked to former Rep. Eric Swalwell. Gallego called Luna’s allegations a right-wing conspiracy and demanded an apology, stating he was unaware of Swalwell’s misconduct.
The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed its investigation into Sen. Ruben Gallego after finding no evidence of violations of federal law or Senate rules, effectively clearing him of sexual-misconduct and campaign-finance allegations raised by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna; Gallego and his team say the charges were politically motivated and that no ethics action will proceed.
The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s complaint accusing Sen. Ruben Gallego of campaign finance violations and inappropriate conduct after reviewing the evidence and expenditure reports. The six-member panel found no violations of federal law or Senate rules and noted Gallego’s cooperation; it reserves the right to revisit if new facts emerge. Gallego has called the accusations right-wing fabrications, continues to fundraise for legal fees, and says he will keep serving Arizonans.
Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is blocking House floor action to pressure the Senate to pass the partisan SAVE America Act, aligning with Donald Trump; the tactic risks stalling major bills—including the defense policy bill—and complicates next week’s schedule as Speaker Johnson seeks a workaround.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna warned she and a small bloc of Republicans would block procedural steps to push back against the House GOP leadership’s plan to advance a bipartisan housing bill, urging that the SAVE America Act be prioritized instead. Speaker Mike Johnson still plans a Tuesday evening vote to move the housing bill toward a White House signing, but Luna’s threat—and her call for Trump to veto the bill to force inclusion of the elections measure—could derail related appropriations and stall floor action if followed.
The House voted 280-142 to remove pesticide labeling language from the farm bill after Make America Healthy Again activists pressured lawmakers, a win for MAHA-aligned Republicans and Democrats who argued the protections shield pesticide makers from lawsuits; Rep. Anna Paulina Luna led the amendment, with six Democrats voting to keep it and 73 Republicans backing the MAHA position. Separately, the House passed the GOP-led farm bill 224-200 as leadership sought to decouple the E15 plan and push DHS funding and other measures ahead of an upcoming recess, though Senate prospects remain uncertain.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández led a cross‑party effort that pushed Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales to resign under expulsion threats amid misconduct allegations; they say other members under scrutiny, including Cory Mills and Sheila Cherfilus‑McCormick, could face similar pressure as critics flag the relatively slow pace of House Ethics Committee investigations and call for accountability.
Russian delegates met with five U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill in a meeting organized by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, drawing swift criticism from pro-Ukraine voices who warn such access poses a security risk and could undermine U.S. policy amid Russia-Ukraine and Russia-Iran tensions; the State Department confirmed the meetings and said a junior official would take notes.