President Donald Trump cancels a planned signing of the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act and conditions its enactment on passage of the SAVE America Act, a voting bill that requires proof of citizenship and strict voter identification rules.The housing bill passed both chambers with large majorities and contains more than 40 provisions intended to ease federal barriers, speed construction and limit institutional buyers to address a supply shortfall estimated at more than 4M units, with median home prices near $403K and common income thresholds around $117K.Mr. Trump ties the confirmation of Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence and the renewal of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to progress on his voting bill, a move that exacerbates tensions with Senate Republicans including John Thune and risks a Senate filibuster.Senate Democratic leader
Chuck Schumer and Senator
Elizabeth Warren criticize the decision as abandoning a rare bipartisan achievement, while House Speaker
Mike Johnson says he is discussing the path forward as senators privately weigh how to salvage the bill before the midterms.