NPR News: 07-10-2026 11AM EDT

Windsor Johnston· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump says he will not sign bipartisan legislation designed to lower housing costs. NPR's Franco Ordoñez reports Trump is withholding his signature to protest the Senate's failure to pass his sweeping elections bill.

Franco Ordoñez0:20

President Trump has pushed Republican leaders to press harder to pass his election overhaul, the Save America Act, but the controversial bill doesn't have the votes to pass. The president made his announcement on the housing bill online and expressed his frustration in an angry post, calling Republicans dumb for allowing what he described as a horrible calamity to happen to the party. The move is likely to increase friction between Trump and Republican lawmakers who have been clamoring for any legislative accomplishment to be able to take back to voters ahead of the midterms. But the bill is still likely to become law automatically over the weekend, unless Trump vetoes it. Franco Ordoñez, NPR News, the White House.

Windsor Johnston· Host1:05

The Trump administration has removed the remaining leadership at the Election Assistance Commission. NPR's Ashley Lopez reports the decision comes just four months before the November midterms.

Ashley Lopez1:17

The White House says it has removed the last few commissioners of the Election Assistance Commission. This is an independent agency created in the wake of the two thousand presidential election, a close race plagued by administrative errors.