Trump to meet House speaker in attempt to break legislative gridlock – US politics live

Key events Per our last post, House speaker Mike Johnson is meeting with the president at 2pm ET to try to find a way through the gridlock after a rebellion from GOP hardliners effectively shut down the floor yesterday. The group of Maga loyalists, led by representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, is insisting that no other legislation can pass until the Senate clears the so-called Save America Act . She posted on X after the upper chamber abruptly went into recess last night: double quotation mark It is 10pm and Thune just got unanimous consent (meaning not one senator objected) for the Senate to adjourn 19 days (July 13th) meaning the Senate is going home after tonight’s votes. I will not be voting to re-open the floor until the Senate gets back to Washington. The Senate is literally running and not ONE senator objected to going on vacation before 4th of July. [Senate majority leader] John Thune is running and hiding because he doesn’t want to get voter ID across the finish line. If Donald Trump can’t help Johnson break the impasse, the House will also go on recess for the week, sources have told Politico. Share Updated at 14.03 BST Trump to meet House speaker amid showdown on Capitol Hill Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. …