Capitol Showdown: Senate GOP Budget Faces Put-Up-or-Shut-Up Week

Capitol Hill braces for a high-stakes week as Senate Republicans push a party-line budget amid funding pressures and Senate reconciliation rules, with a Tuesday closed-door lunch seen as the last push to lock in votes. The day’s updates also cover the Cruz-Cantwell college-sports reform bill’s progress, Todd Blanche’s attorney general confirmation path, a House Ethics probe into Rep. Max Miller, and a potential Fauci contempt vote, all shaping the week before the recess.