The whole spectacle played out on a Tuesday, culminating in a 370-48 House vote. A temporary budget bill passed, keeping the federal government funded through December 11th.
You read the headlines—Senate leaders reached a funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season. It sounds like competence. It sounds like governance.
Members of both chambers of Congress moved on Thursday, July 23, 2026, passing resolutions that restricted executive power and sought accountability for the ongoing hostilities in Iran.