Live updates: House returns to work on funding bill before midterms

What to know today HOUSE RETURNS: The House is returning today from a five-week summer recess with a top priority of avoiding a government shutdown before the midterm elections. IRAN WAR: U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month yesterday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. VOTER CONCERNS: Trump voters across eight of the nation’s most competitive congressional districts, running along Interstate 80 from central New Jersey to Omaha, Nebraska, showed a new willingness to voice critiques on issues including inflation, the war with Iran and the White House ballroom construction. DEMOCRATIC FOCUS: Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., said Democrats should not prioritize impeaching President Donald Trump if they win control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections, but instead should focus on making life more affordable for Americans.

Live updates and the latest news as the U.S. and Iran trade strikes after monthlong lull and Trump voters express frustrations with the administration in interviews with NBC News.