NPR News: 07-10-2026 7PM EDT

The Trump administration has removed the remaining leadership at the Election Assistance Commission, a move that effectively guts the independent agency created after the 2000 presidential election to help states run elections. Meanwhile, a bipartisan housing affordability bill is set to become law at midnight even without President Trump's signature, as he refuses to sign it in protest over the Senate not taking up his strict voter ID bill. These developments, along with National Guard withdrawals from Washington, D.C., and rising beef prices hitting Texas taco shops, lead the evening news.

Housing Bill Becomes Law Without Trump's Signature

A bipartisan housing affordability bill is poised to become law at midnight, despite President Trump refusing to sign it. The president's refusal is framed as a protest over the Senate not taking up his strict voter ID bill. The legislation's main goal is making homes more affordable by encouraging home building through several angles: streamlining federal regulations, making it easier for banks to invest in housing, and including a provision Trump personally pushed for — a ban preventing large corporations from buying up homes. Specifically, any large investor that owns at least 350 single-family homes will not be allowed to purchase additional ones.

National Guard Troops Withdrawn from D.C. Over Task Force Concerns