Spending deal freezes Trump proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 874

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON —The U.S. Senate voted Monday to advance a bipartisan measure to keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal grants.

The agreement — which Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, and Vice Chair Patty Murray, a Democrat from Washington state, released Sunday — would avoid an Oct. 1 government shutdown and keep federal spending at current levels, punting debates …

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