Senators have a pathway to passing their first spending bills of the year later Friday ahead of an upcoming August recess.
Senators will soon hold a series of votes to pass a three-bill package of measures to fund programs for agriculture and veterans as well as Congress itself for fiscal 2026.
The Senate is scheduled to begin its August recess at the end of this week, but GOP leaders have said the chamber would first need to pass spending bills and a slew of presidential nominations. While the funding votes would move senators closer to that goal, it remains to ...