House of Representatives

On 3 June 2026, The House passed a resolution directing President Trump to wind down the Iran operation, 215-208, after four Republicans crossed the floor. On 23 July, it passed another withdrawal measure, 214-208, while the Senate rejected companion text.

On 15 September, a third House resolution passed 220-204 with seven Republican defections, its widest margin on the issue. Concurrent resolutions do not go to the President, and no matching Senate measure passed. The sequence makes The House a visible forum for congressional opposition, but not by itself an institution able to end military operations.

On 22 July 2026, The House passed a budget resolution 216-214 that included $10bn in state voter-ID grants and $73bn for defence. The two-vote result put its Republican majority at the centre of a measure intended to advance through budget reconciliation.

On 22 July, The House could pass its version only by keeping almost every available vote in line. The Senate could still remove the grants under its Byrd Rule procedures, leaving The House vulnerable if revised text returns for another vote. Its close margin therefore shapes both what legislation can leave the chamber and how much room its leaders have to bargain.

On 29 April 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Louisiana v. Callais that Voting Rights Act Section 2 does not require states to draw majority-minority congressional districts. The decision made congressional mapmaking a more direct influence on The House's future composition.

On 14 April, Maryland's proposed all-Democratic congressional map failed when the state Senate did not bring it to a floor vote, despite prior House passage. That state-level outcome showed why The House's electoral map cannot be inferred from national party control alone. Each redraw can alter the chamber's arithmetic before voters cast a ballot.