Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: House speaker sending lawmakers home early ahead of US midterm election recess

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Mike Johnson cancels votes on Thursday, meaning House members will avoid voting on impeaching Pete Hegseth</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/16/donald-trump-iran-russia-midterms-north-carolina-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a></p><p>The Republican speaker of the House, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/mike-johnson" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Mike Johnson</a>, announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one day early ahead of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">midterm election</a> recess.</p><p>The latest change to the legislative schedule means House members will avoid voting on Republican Thomas Massie’s resolution to impeach the defense secretary, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/pete-hegseth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Pete Hegseth</a>, and comes amid a frenzied attempt to propose legislation on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">artificial intelligence</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/mike-johnson-cancels-house-vote-hegseth" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>