House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation’s voting laws. The package released Thursday is a long-shot priority for President Donald Trump that would mean some stricter requirements before Americans vote in the midterm elections in fall.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet holds a more than 13,000‑vote advantage over Republican Leigh Wambsganss in the race to fill the seat vacated by former Sen. Kelly Hancock.

House Republicans unveiled a sweeping elections reform bill Thursday that would mandate long-sought requirements like presenting photo ID when voting and citizenship verification to register to vote.

The Senate rejected an amendment Friday that would strip $5.1 billion in refugee welfare spending out of a government funding

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

The House passed the six remaining funding bills last week and sent them to the Senate as a package, making it more difficult to strip out the homeland security portion as Democrats have demanded. Republicans could break the package apart with the consent of all 100 senators or through a series of votes that would extend past the Friday deadline.