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Senate GOP Delays August Recess to Advance $95B SAVE America

8/6/2026

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Summary

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Senate Republicans may delay August recess to pass a continuing resolution, confirm Todd Blanche, and advance the $95 billion SAVE America reconciliation bill.
Vice Chair James Lankford said the goals are a continuing resolution, over 70 Trump judicial nominees, and the SAVE America Act.
President Donald Trump urged Republicans to stay in Washington until the $95 billion reconciliation, which passed the House 216-214 on July 22, is debated.

History

Historical Context

After Republicans seized both chambers on Jan 3 1995—the first unified control since 1955—Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton clashed over the budget, and heightened tensions over the Contract with America agenda, triggering a five-day shutdown from Nov 14-19, 1995. The 104th Congress’s impasse forced a continuing resolution, illustrating how partisan control reshaped federal funding battles.

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Story summary

Senate Republicans may delay August recess to pass a continuing resolution, confirm Todd Blanche, and advance the $95 billion SAVE America reconciliation bill.
Vice Chair James Lankford said the goals are a continuing resolution, over 70 Trump judicial nominees, and the SAVE America Act.
President Donald Trump urged Republicans to stay in Washington until the $95 billion reconciliation, which passed the House 216-214 on July 22, is debated.

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