Senate Pre-Recess Push: Funding, Sanctions and Nominees

With summer recess looming, Senate Republicans are lining up a busy pre-recess agenda: a continuing resolution through Dec. 11, a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, and a package of nominees, plus a push for a budget resolution to unlock a second reconciliation package. Debates over grant‑approval language and Trump tariff powers figure into the talks, while Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination remains in flux and a farm bill text could surface soon. In the House, GOP leaders are also teeing up a campaign push for Mark Teixeira to bolster battleground candidates with fundraising stops and travel.