AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCongressional Shift: Democrats’ midterm sweep puts them on course to control both chambers in January, with affordability, health care and oversight topping their agenda. Republicans still hold the lame-duck session, where lawmakers face a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Iran Conflict: President Trump says diplomacy could end the conflict but keeps the U.S. military on alert; Tehran is demanding conditions Washington has called unacceptable. The war is also fueling a fight in Congress over Hegseth’s leadership and U.S. policy. Border Policy: The Supreme Court cleared the way for construction of Trump’s border wall in Texas’s Big Bend region to resume while legal challenges continue. Cost of Living: Democrats are pressing to raise the federal minimum wage, stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009, as voters’ concerns about prices helped drive the midterm results.
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