House Strikes Tuesday Votes, Shortening Republicans’ Busy Week

May 28, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC

House leaders pushed their first votes of next week back one day to Wednesday, according to Democrats’ congressional scheduling app and a Republican leadership aide, further shrinking the number of days they’re in session before November elections.

The House was initially expected to return from recess Tuesday night, when states including California and Iowa have primary elections scheduled. Lawmakers are now expected to vote Wednesday through Friday.

Congressional Republicans will come back from their districts to a busy week. Both chambers left town last week without advancing a party-line budget bill with billions of dollars for immigration enforcement after GOP ...

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