Republicans head home for the summer after a string of losses in Congress
The House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the US Capitol on 23 July 2026. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/APView image in fullscreenThe House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the US Capitol on 23 July 2026. In addition to passing the war spending plan along party lines, they approved a super-sized military budget and made multiple attempts to forge new restrictions on voting nationwide.“Many of you like to say that major legislating can’t happen in an election year.
- ▪The House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the US Capitol on 23 July 2026.
- ▪Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/APView image in fullscreenThe House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the US Capitol on 23 July 2026.
- ▪In addition to passing the war spending plan along party lines, they approved a super-sized military budget and made multiple attempts to forge new restrictions on voting nationwide.“Many of you like to say that major legislating can’t happ
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The House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the US Capitol on 23 July 2026. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/APView image in fullscreenThe House speaker, Mike Johnson, at the US Capitol on 23 July 2026. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/APUS politicsRepublicans head home for the summer after a string of losses in CongressGOP legislative priorities could be at odds with voters as midterms come into view and Democrats attempt a resurgenceChris Stein in WashingtonSun 26 Jul 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 26 Jul 2026 06.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWhen the chief Republican budget writer took to the floor of the House of Representatives this week to tout a plan to spend tens of billions of dollars on the war with Iran, he avoided using the words “war”, “conflict” or even “Iran”.“Just…
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