Austin Scott

House Republicans are passing a government funding bill months early to avoid a potential shutdown during the midterm elections, aiming to fund agencies through Dec. 4. Democrats oppose the stopgap measure, which maintains current spending levels, arguing it lacks bipartisan negotiations and necessary provisions.

House Republicans are passing a government funding bill months early to avoid a potential shutdown during the midterm elections. The bill would fund the government through Dec. 4, with GOP leaders accusing Democrats of causing chaos if they oppose it. Democrats criticized the rushed process and lack of bipartisan negotiation.

A group of moderate House Republicans, including Rep. Don Bacon, is threatening to block an $88 billion Iran war spending bill unless 4,200 U.S. troops are redeployed to Poland. The rebels argue the abrupt withdrawal of troops from Poland last month was mishandled and demand answers from the Pentagon, risking the bill's passage due to the narrow Republican majority and potential Democratic opposition.

Republicans are shifting focus to combating government fraud as economic concerns and rising gas prices overshadow their previous emphasis on border security ahead of midterms. The GOP plans to debate three anti-fraud bills targeting childcare grants, emergency aid, and student aid programs, while Democrats criticize the focus as misplaced. President Donald Trump's legislative agenda, The One Big Beautiful Bill, has not gained traction as an economic solution.

Republicans are shifting focus to fraud as a key issue for midterms amid economic concerns, including rising gas prices and a shaky economic outlook. They introduced anti-fraud bills targeting childcare grants, emergency aid, and student aid programs, while Democrats criticize the focus as a distraction from affordability issues.

House Republicans split over removing a pesticide liability shield from the farm bill, with 73 GOP lawmakers backing Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s amendment to strip the provision. The MAHA movement, advocating for stricter pesticide regulations, influenced the vote, while opponents argued the change could increase consumer costs.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers removed a controversial pesticide liability provision from the farm bill after Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., threatened to block the legislation. The vote, with 73 Republicans supporting the amendment, highlights the MAHA movement's influence, as advocates pressured GOP members to back the change, while opponents argued it would raise consumer costs.