Hello readers. Welcome back to On Politics. Zach Schermele here, USA TODAY's congressional correspondent. It's Tuesday, and it'll be a late night in the House of Representatives. Allow me to explain why...
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Government funding season is nearing again, and things already aren't looking promising. Tonight, House Speaker Mike Johnson is aiming to pass a funding extension after 8 p.m. ET to avoid a shutdown fight in the lead-up to the midterms. This morning, he called it a "totally clean, very simple continuing resolution that will fund the government through November."
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"There are no poison pills, there are no hidden maneuvers," he said. "There's nothing other than a simple extension of current funding levels." Rep. Rosa DeLauro, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, disagreed with that assertion. She said yesterday that the measure would "use billions provided by this bill to fund the Border Patrol without any substantial reforms to how that agency operates – a clear line in the sand that Democrats have drawn for months."
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House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, July 21.
Eric Lee, REUTERS
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The House leaves this week for a monthlong August recess, setting up only a month to avert a shutdown after Sept. 30, since the chamber is also gone in October before the midterms. The Senate is in this week and next before the upper chamber leaves, too, for recess. All this to say: cue a shutdown brinksmanship repeat, which will be heightened this time by the approaching elections.
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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give their first public update on the Iran war in nearly three months today. They'll be testifying before the Senate Appropriations Committee at 2:30 p.m. ET on the GOP's latest budget bill, which would set aside more than $70 billion for defense and intelligence spending, including to offset losses from the war.
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RFK Jr. says cyclosporiasis 'under control,' rebukes criticisms |
In a press briefing today, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the stomach-churning parasitic infection that has sickened thousands across the country, is "under control." The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which initially announced that a sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms not included in the initial announcement had tested positive for cyclospora, has since said the result was a false positive. Get the latest details on the outbreak here from my colleague, health reporter Sara Moniuszko.
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Zachary Schermele is the congressional correspondent for USA TODAY. You can reach him by email at zschermele@usatoday.com.
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President Trump said the U.S. would "take care of it" if the Houthis impose a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea.
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Donald Trump's super PAC is sitting on as much money as six major Republican and Democratic campaign committees combined.
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As Graham Platner bows out, all eyes turn to Troy Jackson, a seasoned Maine politician preparing for a Senate bid.
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