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Congress waits, cities experiment

Trump leaves a bipartisan housing bill unsigned while cities take matters into their own hands.

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Halina Bennet
Jul 01, 2026
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President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson depart the U.S. Capitol on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Staff via Getty Images)

More than a week after it passed Congress, President Donald Trump has still not signed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. His stated reason is that the Senate has not yet acted on the SAVE America Act, a b…

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