Johnson floats using reconciliation to target blue states

EVENING REPORT EVENING REPORT Tuesday, March 10 Sign up © AP Speaker Johnson floats using reconciliation to address alleged fraud in blue states DORAL, Fla. – Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday floated the idea of passing a sweeping spending package aimed at targeting what he described as fraud, waste and abuse in Democratic-led states.   Johnson said during a news conference at the House Republican retreat in Doral that he's been a "champion for reconciliation as one of the important tools in the toolbox."   Read more here. CATCH UP QUICK Erika Kirk appointed to Air Force Academy board   2 states approved permanent standard time. Others are hoping to do the same Thune rejects Trump on SAVE Act: 'The votes aren't there for a talking filibuster' NEWS THIS AFTERNOON © AP GOP leaders, Trump see tensions flare over Senate filibuster  Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is standing his ground against President Trump's campaign to pressure Republicans to radically reinterpret the filibuster rule to pass sweeping voting reform, a contest of wills that could paralyze the chamber for the rest of the year.   Read more. Live updates: Leavitt says US didn't escort oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday the U.S. Navy has not escorted a tanker or vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, not long after Energy Secretary Chris Wright wrote and deleted a post on social media saying the U.S. had done so.   Read more. Pentagon says 140 US service members wounded since Iran war started   The Pentagon said on Tuesday that about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded since the U.S. war with Iran kicked off late last month.    Read more. Democrats vow to shut down Senate over Iran conflict  A group of Senate Democrats are threatening to use every procedural tool at their disposal to hold up business on the Senate floor unless Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other senior officials testify before key committees under oath on the military conflict with Iran.   Read more. IN OTHER NEWS © AP Trump tells Republicans the SAVE America Act will 'guarantee the midterms'  DORAL, Fla. – President Trump on Monday pushed for the passage of a GOP voting requirements bill, telling House Republicans that enacting the legislation will "guarantee the midterms" and reiterating that he won't sign any other bills until it gets passed.    Read more. Iran warns it will hit US, Israeli infrastructure if its own is targeted  Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian Parliament, is warning the U.S. and Israel against targeting his country's infrastructure.    Read more. Rogan: Trump supporters 'feel betrayed' by 'insane' Iran war  Podcaster Joe Rogan said supporters of President Trump "feel betrayed" by what he called the "insane" conflict with Iran.   Read more. Group that defeated Trump's tariffs at Supreme Court challenges latest round  A libertarian public-interest firm that helped topple President Trump's emergency tariffs at the Supreme Court sued him Monday over his new levies, contending they also are illegal.    Read more. 📧 Check out The Gavel, The Hill's courts newsletter diving into the latest legal battles in Washington. Click here to sign up & get it in your inbox. Stay Engaged Someone forward this newsletter to you? Sign up to get your own copy: TheHill.com/Evening. See you next time! Privacy Policy   |   View in Browser   |   Manage Subscriptions Sign Up for Other Newsletters   |   Unsubscribe   400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2026 Nexstar Media Inc.   |   All Rights Reserved