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Senate Passes Bipartisan Funding Bill, Secures Grant Rule Change

8/9/2026

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The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan continuing resolution on Saturday to avert a government shutdown.
The resolution includes a federal-grant rule change that Democrats secured from the U.S. President Donald Trump administration.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats won by keeping funding past Election Night.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said the Dec 11 budget deadline falls in the post-midterm lame-duck period.

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The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan continuing resolution on Saturday to avert a government shutdown.
The resolution includes a federal-grant rule change that Democrats secured from the U.S. President Donald Trump administration.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats won by keeping funding past Election Night.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said the Dec 11 budget deadline falls in the post-midterm lame-duck period.