Senate wraps up before recess with shutdown-avoidance bill and AG confirmation
TL;DR
The Senate left Washington for a five‑week recess after a flurry of votes, including a bipartisan bill to avert a federal government shutdown in October and a 50‑49 confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general, with Murkowski and Collins breaking with their party.
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