ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - House passes funding bill, avoiding shutdown ahead of midterm elections
The House passed a continuing resolution that funds the government through Dec. 11.
STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Trump Presses Senate Republicans to Postpone Hemp-Derived THC Restrictions
President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand. President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand, the same president who, during his first term, became the first to unlock the industry at the federal level by signing the 2018 […] The post Trump Presses Senate Republicans to Postpone Hemp-Derived THC Restrictions appeared first on StoneZone .
President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand. President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand, the same president who, during his first term, became the first to unlock the industry at the federal level by signing the 2018 Farm Bill. That law ended decades of prohibition on commercial hemp production, removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, and established the modern regulatory structure that allowed the sector to grow. The original framework was later knocked down after a restrictive redefinition of hemp was quietly slipped into the November 2025 continuing resolution that reopened the government. The change was so tight that…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Schumer backs down on shutdown threat, giving Senate Republicans a political win
Senate Democrats abandoned months of brinkmanship and backed a bipartisan spending bill to keep the government open, a retreat that Senate Majority Leader John Thune says was driven by cold electoral math ahead of the midterm elections. The Senate advanced a continuing resolution on Saturday to avert yet another government shutdown, with Minority Leader Chuck […] The post Schumer backs down on shutdown threat, giving Senate Republicans a political win appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate Democrats abandoned months of brinkmanship and backed a bipartisan spending bill to keep the government open, a retreat that Senate Majority Leader John Thune says was driven by cold electoral math ahead of the midterm elections. The Senate advanced a continuing resolution on Saturday to avert yet another government shutdown, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his caucus supporting the measure after weeks of resistance. The CR would fund federal agencies at current levels through December 11, pushing the next budget fight past Election Night and into a lame-duck session of Congress. Thune told Fox News Digital that Democrats made a political calculation, not a principled one. He said the minority party did not want to spend the…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Helen Huiskes, Alexander Bolton, and The Hill) - Senate passes stopgap funding bill to prevent shutdown ahead of midterms
The Senate voted early Saturday morning to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 with the aim of averting another government shutdown before the midterm election, sending the bill to the House before leaving for a five-week recess. The continuing resolution (CR) passed 90-6 after Republicans spent days haggling over a provision inserted by the White House [...]
Why did Republicans spend several days negotiating during the legislative process for this bill?
Republicans spent days haggling over a provision that was inserted by the White House.
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What was the outcome of the Senate vote regarding the federal government funding bill?
The Senate voted early Saturday morning to pass a stopgap funding bill, sending it to the House before the Senate leaves for a five-week recess.
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Until what date does the Senate's stopgap funding bill fund the federal government?
The bill funds the federal government until Dec. 11 to prevent a government shutdown before the midterm election.
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What was the vote count in the Senate for the passage of the stopgap funding bill?
The Senate passed the continuing resolution (CR) with a vote of 90-6.
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DAILYCALLER (Nicole Silverio) - Senate Once Again Kicks Funding Can Down The Road
The CR does not address the national debt
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Senate Republicans rush to complete busy to-do list before leaving town for August recess
Senators have already confirmed President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and advanced the continuing resolution to avert the shutdown, but a final vote on it has not yet been scheduled.
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JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Senate advances stopgap spending measure to fund federal government through December
The chamber advanced the resolution by invoking cloture in a bipartisan 89-4 split and comes as senators prepare to leave town for their August recess.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Senate spending deal sidesteps shutdown but blocks key Trump priorities
Senate leaders from both parties unveiled a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through December, but the deal strips out the administration's request for "Trump-class" battleships and blocks a proposed grant oversight rule that critics on both sides called politically charged. The bipartisan continuing resolution, rolled out Sunday on Capitol Hill, would fund […] The post Senate spending deal sidesteps shutdown but blocks key Trump priorities appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate leaders from both parties unveiled a short-term spending bill to keep the government open through December, but the deal strips out the administration's request for "Trump-class" battleships and blocks a proposed grant oversight rule that critics on both sides called politically charged. The bipartisan continuing resolution, rolled out Sunday on Capitol Hill, would fund federal agencies at current levels through Dec. 11, pushing the next spending fight well past the midterm elections and the September 30 fiscal-year deadline. The Senate plans to vote before lawmakers leave Washington for their August recess. The House has already passed a similar measure, though the Senate version diverges on several key provisions the White House…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Thune stalls Trump's SAVE America Act to focus on government funding, drawing fire from fellow Republicans
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is holding up the House Republican budget framework until the Senate passes a continuing resolution, a move that sidelines President Trump's top election integrity bill and has opened a visible fault line inside the GOP majority. The House passed a continuing resolution earlier in the week and advanced a budget […] The post Thune stalls Trump's SAVE America Act to focus on government funding, drawing fire from fellow Republicans appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is holding up the House Republican budget framework until the Senate passes a continuing resolution, a move that sidelines President Trump's top election integrity bill and has opened a visible fault line inside the GOP majority. The House passed a continuing resolution earlier in the week and advanced a budget reconciliation framework that includes a path for the SAVE America Act, the bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. But Thune told Fox News Digital he cannot move both at once, and government funding comes first. His reasoning is straightforward: the Senate needs 60 votes to pass a standalone continuing resolution, which means cutting a deal with Democrats. The…Open
AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Senate feeling good about avoiding pre-election shutdown
Senators on both sides of the aisle are quietly hopeful about avoiding a third government shutdown this year. Why it matters: Time is short, patience is wearing thin and neither party wants to head into the campaign's final sprint under the cloud of a funding lapse. - "People understand that it would be helpful to have a [continuing resolution] that extends beyond the election," Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) told Axios. "So it doesn't get all bound up in partisan discussions around the elections." - "I just think everybody's trying to give ourselves room to find a bipartisan agreement, and we are not there yet," Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) told Axios. - Asked whether the vibes were positive, Schatz replied: "Not negative." Republicans…