Senate races to wrap summer agenda with sanctions, nominees, and a fragile budget vote
TL;DR
Thune laid out a five-week sprint to finish work before the August recess: pass a stopgap funding bill, advance the Russia sanctions package, confirm dozens of nominees (potentially Todd Blanche for attorney general), and hold an initial vote on a GOP budget blueprint, with a crypto bill and other items likely deferred until lawmakers return.
- Thune sets up votes on sanctions and nominees as final summer sprint takes shape Politico
- GOP infighting erupts as Thune warns of legislative ‘train wreck’ The Hill
- Inside the GOP's mad dash to recess finish line Axios
- The Senate’s countdown Punchbowl News
- Reporter's Notebook: Summer ends, but the Senate's fall crunch begins foxnews.com
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