In the US, House Speaker Johnson ended the session early — The Hill

In the United States, House Speaker Mike Johnson ended the House’s legislative session early, canceling the final working day on Thursday. Members of the House of Representatives left to campaign ahead of the midterm elections, while the Senate decided to work until next week, according to an opinion column in The Hill.

As noted in the column, Johnson had previously canceled the final two weeks of the House’s work before the elections. On Thursday, the session lasted only two minutes after opening. Both chambers of Congress are scheduled to return to work in the second week of November.

Vote on sanctions and Iran

Last week, the House of Representatives approved the Senate’s amendments to the Lindsey O. Graham Act on sanctions against Russia and Iran, which it had passed. The decision was supported by 262 House members, while 159 voted against it. According to the column’s author, the president signed the document on Friday.

The House also, without debate, postponed consideration of a resolution by Texas Democrat Al Green on the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The move was supported by 232 House members, while 147 voted against it. All 213 Republicans who took part in the vote supported postponing consideration.

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Separately, the House approved, by a vote of 220 to 204, a resolution by Massachusetts Democrat Seth Moulton that called for the withdrawal of US military personnel from Iran but did not concern US bases in the region. Seven Republicans supported it.

Statements by Democrats and Republicans

After the House ended its work early, Democrats held a press conference and accused Republicans of absenteeism and Congress’s inaction. To support their claims, they cited 63 canceled voting days during the current congressional term and three government shutdowns totaling 100 days.

Republicans responded by citing productive work over two years, specifically mentioning the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on tax cuts and strengthening the fight against illegal immigration. The Hill material is an opinion column by former congressional staffer Don Wolfensberger.