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Trump Calls for GOP Unity Amid House Seizure

6/27/2026

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Trump Urges GOP Action

President Donald Trump posted on social media urging House Republicans to end grandstanding and resume the agenda.
Hard-line House Republicans seized the chamber on June 24, halting all votes and causing several members to leave early.
Senate Leader John Thune rejected Trump’s demand to dismiss the parliamentarian or scrap the filibuster.
Rep. Thomas Massie warned that a voter-ID focus distracts from priorities and cause GOP losses.

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Luna Blocks Floor

Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna heads a blockade that froze the House floor to pressure Senate on SAVE America Act.
The House floor remains shut as Luna’s blockade continues while the Senate begins a two-week recess.
Luna said she will keep the floor shut until the Senate passes the bill.
Speaker Mike Johnson pulled votes and will meet President Donald Trump to try breaking impasse.

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Historical Context

During the 1995-96 budget clash, Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton deadlocked, producing a 21-day shutdown from December 16 1995 to January 6 1996 that furloughed about 284,000 workers. Today Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, backed by former President Donald Trump, is using a similar floor blockade, echoing Gingrich’s tactics to pressure Senate negotiations in Congress.

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Trump Urges GOP Action

President Donald Trump posted on social media urging House Republicans to end grandstanding and resume the agenda.
Hard-line House Republicans seized the chamber on June 24, halting all votes and causing several members to leave early.
Senate Leader John Thune rejected Trump’s demand to dismiss the parliamentarian or scrap the filibuster.
Rep. Thomas Massie warned that a voter-ID focus distracts from priorities and cause GOP losses.

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