- Aug 8
US Senate passes stopgap funding bill 90-6 to avert shutdown, blocking Trump's grant and border priorities
The US Senate voted 90-6 on Saturday to fund the government through December 11, blocking several Trump administration priorities and setting up a December standoff with the House over federal grants.
- Aug 6
US Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director in 51-44 vote, ending yearlong vacancy
The US Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director in a 51-44 vote on August 5, 2026, ending a near yearlong vacancy after two previous nominees failed. She inherits an agency that has lost roughly 3,000 workers and faces the worst measles resurgence in three decades.
