GOP braces for tense recess as infighting stalls marquee bills
With Congress in recess and Trump abroad, House Republicans are gridlocked as Johnson tries to fold the SAVE America Act into a budget package amid demands for social-program cuts and voter-ID measures; Senate skepticism and the clock—only 18 real legislative days before the midterms—complicate deals on defense funding, NDAA, and housing deregulation, while Rep. Luna’s floor blockade threatens further stalemate.