Senate GOP punts party-line budget fight until after August recess

Published August 7, 2026 11:05pm ET



The Senate scrapped plans to vote on a party-line spending blueprint that funds the war in Iran and includes President Donald Trump‘s election integrity priorities on Friday, avoiding a doomed effort that would have delivered Republicans a setback just as the upper chamber prepared to leave for a five-week recess.

Instead, conservative Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Mike Lee (R-UT), who were set to force the vote, told reporters they spoke with Trump and that he agreed on punting the legislation until they return in September to allow more time for GOP negotiations.

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