House Republican leaders sent lawmakers home for a nearly two-week holiday recess Tuesday after several hardline conservative members rebelled on the floor to demand stronger action on Donald Trump’s much-desired voter identification bill.

It’s the second straight week that House floor activity has been brought to a standstill over the SAVE America Act, a Republican-written measure that the President has pressured Congress to pass. The legislative impasse before the Fourth of July weekend dealt another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, who has struggled to rein in an increasingly fractious and razor-thin majority in the chamber.

The continuing blockade from GOP hardliners came despite Trump’s plea to stop their “grandstanding” in the chamber, after lawmakers said they would block other legislation from advancing until the Senate passes the SAVE America Act. That also canceled last Friday’s votes.

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    4 hours ago

    I think Mikey Johnson’s “legacy” will consist mostly of him running away from the most soft of softball questions.

    The guy is 10-ply.