Senate’s funding patch adds Trump requests but blocks grant rule

Source: www.rollcall.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:22:51 GMT

Senate appropriators announced a bipartisan deal Sunday to fund the government into early December, while temporarily blocking a contested Trump administration rule that critics say would politicize the awarding of federal grants. The draft continuing resolution, unveiled Sunday afternoon, would extend current funding through Dec. 11 — a week later than House Republicans proposed in […]

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