Johnson calls early recess amid SAVE Act standoff; Trump calls for law ending birthright citizenship

A fight within the Republican Party has lawmakers shutting down and heading home early ahead of the holiday

What's behind the rift? Plus, Democratic socialists are once again declaring victory in unseating the establishment

How far left is Colorado after last night? And financial disclosures from the president show he made a killing on crypto

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These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow. Hi everyone, I'm Simone del Rosario in for Craig Negrelli

We're beginning this morning with an abrupt end to the U.S. House of Representatives' latest session

House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the chamber's remaining votes on Tuesday, sending lawmakers home early for a holiday weekend recess

The breakdown comes from a fracture within the Republican Party. A group of Republicans blocked leadership from bringing more bills to the floor

They say they're frustrated over leadership's delays and tactics in delivering the party's

priorities, like President Trump's voter ID bill, the Save America Act. Missouri Republican Eric Burleson told The Washington Times he doesn't see the fight

in leadership. Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna says Speaker Johnson's plan to merge the Save Act with

a must-pass defense authorization bill is one the Senate will immediately shut down

President Trump has been putting pressure on Congress to pass the SAVE Act

even going so far as refusing to sign a bipartisan affordable housing bill, which Johnson says is purposeful

But he's trying to make a point, and I think he's making it very effectively. And the fact that you all ask me every three steps down the hallway illustrates that he has achieved the desired objective

and that is to make SAVE America the number one thing, because if we don't get that right, everybody's concerned about what happens next

As we've reported here on the show, if President Trump doesn't sign the housing bill, it'll

still become law after 10 days since it already passed in both chambers A 29 Democratic Socialist just ended a Denver congressional era that been going on as long as she been alive Malat Kuros defeated Congresswoman Diana DeGette in Colorado first

district Democratic primary. DeGette has held up into the seat for nearly 30 years. Kuros is now

heavily favored to win in November in the deep blue Denver district. Her victory adds to a left

wing streak inside the Democratic Party. Kieros is the third progressive challenger to defeat a

sitting House member in eight days after two wins in New York. If we organize and show no fear in

standing up for what's right, that is the message that Denver has sent to both parties, to Donald

Trump, and to the entire country. But Colorado's primary night also showed that progressive momentum

had its limits. Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper beat the more progressive state

Senator Julie Gonzalez. In the Democratic race for governor, Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated

Senator Michael Bennett while campaigning on his record suing the Trump administration

And in the battleground 8th District, Democratic State Rep Manny Routinel, a progressive

won the nomination to face Republican Rep Gabe Evans in November. The results show the party's

left flank gaining ground, but not sweeping the map. The fight over birthright citizenship isn't

over. If President Trump has anything to say about it, he's pushing Congress to create a law

ending birthright citizenship. After the Supreme Court rejected the executive order, he signed the

first day of his second term. In his six to three opinion, the justices decided that children born

to people who are in the United States, either unlawfully or temporarily, are American citizens

Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, says, quote, Citizenship then and now was the right to have rights

and that the framers of the 14th Amendment extended that promise to every freeborn person in this land

We keep that promise today. In a social media post Trump called the decision too bad and said quote We can easily make it up in Congress through legislation claiming a long and unwieldy constitutional amendment is not necessary

Now, it's been more than 30 years since an amendment was added to the Constitution

It takes a supermajority to ratify an amendment, something the Republican Party does not have

But if they were to tackle the issue through law, that would likely face challenges right back in the courts

New financial disclosures from the president show a stunning score with his crypto ventures

which make up most of his gains in 2025. The spreadsheets show income of well over a billion

dollars from crypto alone, making up more than half of his reported revenue of about 2.2 billion

That total figure for 2025 is nearly four times what he made from all of his businesses the year

before. A big bulk of that crypto change came from his company's crypto business, World Liberty

Financial, a portion of which was sold to an investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates

The other big chunk came from sales of the Trump meme coin. Forbes says the president is worth

about $6 billion overall and has presided over the most lucrative presidency in American history

That is largely thanks to crypto. Once a critic, Trump ran for this term on championing the industry

The trade deal linking the U.S., Mexico, and Canada is up for review this week

and its future is getting a lot less certain. The president hints he's not planning to extend the deal he made his first term

Well, I'm not looking to renew it. I don't, you know, I mean, I made the deal, and the primary reason I made the deal is that NAFTA was the worst trade deal I've ever seen

That wouldn't kill the deal now, though it would leave it in limbo

Not renewing would start a decade-long countdown, where if the three countries don't agree to changes, the pact expires on this day in 2036

However, the president does have termination in his pocket, which would trigger a withdrawal within six months

The stakes are huge. The United States Canada and Mexico account for nearly trillion in trade together a year about billion a day As for why the deal he negotiated isn working the biggest fight is over cars

The U.S. wants stricter rules for North American auto production, including a new requirement for 50% of U.S. content in North American-built vehicles

Oscar Ocampo, with the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness, called that a red line for both Canada and Mexico

Businesses say they want stability after months of shifting tariffs, while officials from all three countries are expected to meet virtually today

Mexico and Canada have previously sought to extend the deal, which doesn't appear to be on the table

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney now says his priority is to work out new terms

Speaking of new terms, finally this morning, Taylor Swift might be getting married this weekend

sources have told multiple news outlets wedding festivities for the pop icon and her fiance

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelsey will be held at New York City's Madison Square Garden

Security is tight around the arena with the city reportedly shutting down streets around it ahead

of the big day. The sources say the celebrity couple will have a rehearsal dinner Thursday

evening and a wedding celebration which sources have described as a cocktail party Friday afternoon

into early Saturday morning. Music legends Stevie Nicks and Tim McGraw are rumored to be performing at the wedding

Swift and Kelsey's relationship has been splashed all over the news and our screens

since the couple started dating in 2023. They announced their engagement last August

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Every day, we want to thank you for making us part of your morning routine. Well, those are your unbiased updates for this Wednesday. Craig is going to be back here tomorrow

after a well-deserved break. So signing off for all of us here at Straight Air News

I'm Simone Del Rosario. Have a great day