Trump Meets Johnson as Effort to Add Voter ID to Defense Bill Stalls Other Legislation

President Donald Trump met with House Speaker Mike Johnson at the White House on Thursday afternoon, Semafor reported. ” Trump is urging Republicans to do “whatever it takes” to pass the voting bill, Sen. , said.

House conservatives are attempting to attach voter ID legislation to annual defense legislation. The measure faces slim odds of becoming law, Semafor reported. Trump’s focus on the bill is preventing Congress from reviving a key surveillance law, plugging up the House floor and keeping him from signing a bipartisan housing bill.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen with [the housing bill]. He says it’s not a big deal,” Sen. , said.