House Republicans had planned to remain in session until Thursday, but will now take their last votes Wednesday evening on a major White House priority.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and GOP leaders meet with reporters as he tries to advance a spending package for the Iran war, farm aid and President Donald Trump’s push for strict new voter ID requirements, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment. House GOP leadership announced Wednesday morning that they will end their current slate of votes early and head home until the midterms, a nearly two-month break.
By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess ahead of the midterm elections, a move that will stave off a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is sending the House home early, canceling the last legislative day before the November midterm elections. Johnson framed the cancellation of votes as giving members an opportunity to go home to tout the Republicans’ legislative record in their districts.
Speaker Mike Johnson canceled Thursday’s votes and will likely send members home for a seven-week recess ahead of the midterms, delaying action on key items like Russia sanctions and AI concerns. The decision unfolds as Republicans face pressure over impeachment efforts against Defense Secretary Pet…
Mike Johnson cancels votes on Thursday, meaning House members will avoid voting on impeaching Pete Hegseth US politics live – latest updates The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson , announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one …
The House was expected to vote Thursday on articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — but last-minute scheduling changes mean lawmakers will now leave Washington until November.
House Republicans had planned to remain in session until Thursday, but will now take their last votes Wednesday evening on a major White House priority.
Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that he would send Congress home early for its seven-week campaigning recess ahead of November’s midterm elections. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth—who was scheduled for an impeachment vote brought by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.
House Republicans had planned to remain in session until Thursday, but will now take their last votes Wednesday evening on a major White House priority.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is closing up the House early, sending lawmakers home Wednesday to campaign for the midterm elections after what he claims is the most productive Congress in decades. But not without a scathing rebuke from GOP Rep. Thomas Massie for all the unfinished business.
Thomas Massie seized control of the chamber for a blistering hourlong speech criticizing Speaker Mike Johnson, the Republican majority, and the work he said the speaker is refusing to conduct.
In our news wrap Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will head to recess a day early amid an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, fencing has gone up around the Kennedy Center a day after President Trump's hand-picked board voted to close it for repairs and a news helico…
Massie's resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran and his bipartisan effort to force the release of more files in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation are all being left behind, blocked from votes.
