Thursday, May 21, 2026

Reside updates: Johnson races to win over holdouts on Trump price range blueprint, China tariff conflict escalates

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is racing to get Home Republicans behind a Senate-passed framework for enacting massive swaths of President Trump’s home agenda, whilst conservative opposition to the measure grows.

Home Republicans are set to fulfill this morning for the primary time because the Senate launched and handed the price range blueprint final week.

Within the Senate, lawmakers are set to carry a closing affirmation vote on Elbridge Colby, Trump’s controversial choose to function the Protection Division underneath secretary for coverage.

In the meantime, the Trump administration is vehemently defending the president’s sweeping tariffs introduced final week, whilst enterprise allies — and even some GOP lawmakers — develop into more and more unsettled and markets tumble.

The White Home is about to carry a press briefing at 1 p.m. and Trump is anticipated to signal an government order on vitality this afternoon.

Observe together with stay updates beneath.

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