Elon Musk has authorized his super PAC to spend $100 million to $120 million to help elect Republican candidates in the November midterm elections, according to sources familiar with the plans. America PAC will focus on Senate races in at least eight states and multiple House races, conducting a historic get-out-the-vote operation. The move marks a reversal from last year, when Musk had a public falling out with President Trump and threatened to start a third party.
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify at a contentious Senate hearing on Covid-19. Meanwhile, House Republicans passed a hard-right defense bill handing wins to President Trump, and House Democrats prepared an Iran war powers vote. The Senate also confirmed Jay Clayton as the new director of national intelligence.
The Trump administration launched a partnership with more than 20 countries to coordinate 6G policy and standards, aiming to counter China’s influence over next-generation telecommunications.
House Republicans passed a $95 billion budget resolution along party lines, allocating funds for the Iran war, election security, and farm aid in a largely symbolic but politically significant vote.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced a tense Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, where lawmakers questioned his independence from President Trump and his handling of the Epstein files. Blanche apologized for what he called 'mistakes' in the Epstein document release and defended his ability to disagree with the president.
Democrats in the House and Senate forced votes on the Iran war authorization, aiming to tie Republican lawmakers to an unpopular conflict heading into November's midterm elections. The votes exposed fractures within the GOP as some members broke ranks. Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson struggled to advance a sprawling spending package combining Iran war funding, farm disaster aid, and strict new voter ID requirements pushed by President Trump. The White House also announced a new wave of tariffs on 60 trading partners, with rates ranging from 10% to 12.5%.
The US House passed a war powers resolution directing President Trump to end the Iran conflict, while House Republicans separately advanced a $95 billion party-line budget framework covering Iran war funding, farm aid, and voter ID requirements. The Trump administration also announced a landmark civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, sparking concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.
Arizona voters picked their party nominees on Tuesday, with Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs winning the Republican gubernatorial primary to challenge incumbent Democrat Katie Hobbs in November. Biggs, a former House Freedom Caucus chair who voted to overturn the 2020 election results, defeated fellow congressman David Schweikert. Trump-backed candidates also prevailed in key U.S. House races across the battleground state, setting up heated general election contests.
President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address Tuesday urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, but the speech failed to secure the votes needed to advance the legislation. The bill faces opposition from both Democrats and a handful of Republican holdouts who object to its provisions on election security and voter identification requirements. The setback deals a political blow to the White House ahead of the November midterm elections.