Congress races toward an election-shaped governing confrontation

Thune is scheduling final Senate votes before the midterms on issues including data-center utility costs and vehicle emissions, while nominations remain stalled. The Senate’s 48–51 rejection of a resolution targeting CMS’s 2027 ACA rules, the stalled college-sports reform bill’s House path, and possible pocket-rescission funding conflicts show how policy implementation is being pulled into election strategy; Democrats are preparing a potential House oversight campaign.