Legislation moving through Congress includes significant breaks for the affluent as the House rebuffs President Donald Trump’s suggestions.

House Speaker Mike Schultz and other GOP lawmakers want a judge to step down — or potentially be impeached — after the judge opted not to send a man to prison for child sexual exploitation.

Senate Bill 16 is imperiled after missing a deadline in the House. It was among the most sweeping proof-of-citizenship proposals in the U.S. and would have applied retroactively to all voters.

"If they brought it to the floor right now, there’s not a chance it will get the 51 votes it needs," Sen. Rick Scott said.

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Democrats won back the House with the help of dozens of candidates with national security backgrounds who vowed to serve as a check against the first Trump administration. This year two of those candidates – Virginia’s Abigail Spanberger and New Jersey’s Mikie Sherrill – are taking on a new challenge following President Donald Trump’s return to power: running for governor.

US Congressman Mike Flood faced a torrent of boos and jeers as he spoke to town hall attendees in his Nebraska district on May 27, one of the first held nationwide as House GOP leaders return home after passing President Donald Trump 's sweeping tax policy bill.

Elon Musk holds a chainsaw handed to him by Argentine President Javier Milei, behind, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) AP