Donald Trump clearly fashions himself the King of DC, if not the outright King of America. Now, he wants both houses of Congress, led by his own Republican Party, to bend the knee.
The Senate left town late Wednesday afternoon, and will be gone through nearly half the month of July after what should have been the chamber’s biggest win of 2026 instead left lawmakers shuffling out of the Capitol on a sour note. Both chambers of Congress defied the stereotype of Washington gridlock and passed a piece of housing affordability legislation along bipartisan lines, with the legislation finding supporters ranging from MAGA Tom Cotton to lefty Elizabeth Warren in the upper chamber.
