Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval. It's a move that comes in response to President Donald Trump’s stated goal of a “takeover” of the Caribbean country. Democrats have repeatedly used war powers resolutions to force debate and votes on Trump’s foreign policy aggressions. Republicans have so far mostly backed the president. The resolution filed Thursday by Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine, Ruben Gallego and Adam Schiff would require the president to remove the military from any hostilities with Cuba. It could potentially receive a vote by the end of the month.

Senate Republicans plan to launch a full debate next week on legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements. It's a move that comes in response to pressure from President Donald Trump. Republicans are trying to show Trump that they are serious about the voting bill, even though it doesn’t have enough votes to pass. Senate Majority Leader John Thune is planning a talkathon on the Senate floor for an indefinite period of time, though it won’t officially be the “talking filibuster” that Trump had suggested. Republicans plan to hold the floor for days if not weeks. Democrats are opposed to the legislation.

In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable. The bill passed on Thursday would reduce regulations, regulate corporate investors and expand how housing dollars can be used to build affordable homes and rentals. It now heads back to the House, which passed a separate version earlier this year. It is unclear whether President Donald Trump would sign it after declaring last weekend that he won’t sign any new measures unless Congress passes legislation that would require voters to show proof of citizenship.

South Korean lawmakers have passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump administration’s highest tariffs. Government officials had urged lawmakers to quickly pass the contested bill as uncertainty mounts for the country’s trade-dependent economy now having to cope with global energy concerns caused by the war on Iran. The bill’s passage Thursday came hours after the Trump administration increased pressure on trade partners by launching a new investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries, including China and U.S. allies South Korea and Japan, which could lead to new import taxes if U.S. officials see their practices as unfair.

President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year. He encouraged the party to build on an already strict national voter identification law to ban mail ballots and restrict transgender rights. But House Republican leaders have their own priorities. And the voting bill isn't high on the list. It's a sign of an emerging election year disconnect. Just a few seats shy of losing their majority, senior Republicans are eager to emphasize the party’s work to lower costs, none of which is easy to accomplish with only a few votes to spare, while Trump is often focused elsewhere.

Majority Leader John Thune says that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections. But the South Dakota Republican on Tuesday said “the votes aren’t there” to pass it through a marathon talking filibuster sought by President Donald Trump. Trump has said he won’t sign any other legislation until the bill is passed. But it faces unified opposition from Democrats, meaning that the Senate can’t pass it unless Republicans change the rules and eliminate the filibuster. Republican senators are discussing, instead, voting on the legislation as soon as next week under regular procedure, meaning it will likely fail.

President Donald Trump says he won’t sign any other legislation into law until Congress passes a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that he says also must end Americans’ ability to vote by mail. It's a startling demand months before the midterm elections. Trump told House Republicans during their annual retreat at his golf club in Florida that he doesn’t think they will win elections without it. He says voting laws need to be toughened up to prevent fraud — even though mail ballots are popular in many states and federal law already requires that voters in national elections be U.S. citizens, with scant evidence that noncitizens ever try to vote.

This is the weekend when clocks move ahead, causing angst, lost sleep and health issues for many. Over the last decade, at least 19 states have passed laws to let them stay in daylight saving time if the federal government allows it. And some are giving serious consideration to staying in standard time — if their neighbors are willing to make the same move. There's not a clear consensus on what to do when every solution will still leave millions of Americans in the dark later in the morning or earlier in the evening than they would like for a chunk of the year.