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5 min readPresident Trump said he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill, withholding his signature to protest the Senate’s failure to pass his own sweeping elections legislation. The move is likely to increase friction between Trump and Republican lawmakers who have been hoping for a legislative win to take to voters ahead of the midterms. However, the housing bill is still likely to become law automatically over the weekend unless Trump vetoes it.
The Trump administration has also removed the remaining leadership at the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), an independent agency created after the 2000 presidential election to help election officials with resources and data collection. The White House removed the agency’s two Democratic commissioners, and the two Republican seats were already vacant after one member abruptly resigned earlier this year and another resigned now. The decision comes just four months before the November midterms.
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- 1 (00:04) **Trump Withholds Signature on Housing Bill** - President Trump says he will not sign bipartisan housing legislation to protest the Senate's failure to pass his elections bill.
- 2 (01:05) **Trump Administration Removes Election Assistance Commission Leadership** - The White House removes the remaining commissioners of the EAC just four months before the November midterms.
- 3 (01:49) **Preliminary Hearing Continues in Tyler Robinson Case** - The final day of a hearing in the case of the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
- 4 (02:50) **Stocks Trade Mixed** - The Dow is up 66 points, while the NASDAQ is down 98.
- 5 (03:00) **Zelensky Sees Window for Peace Negotiations** - Ukraine's president says the country has momentum on the battlefield and is striking Russian war infrastructure.
- 6 (03:56) **Typhoon Bobby Approaches China's Coast** - The powerful storm is expected to pass north of Taiwan, bringing heavy rain and prompting evacuations.
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