Senate Approves Temporary Funding Bill to Prevent Shutdown
WHO:
CNN - The Senate, President Trump, acting attorney general Todd Blanche, GOP Sen. Mike Lee, Sen. Ron Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Sen. Mitch McConnell.
ABC News - Senators including Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, and Rick Scott.
WHAT:
CNN - The Senate passed the funding bill with a vote of 90 to 6.
CNN - The Senate bill will next be taken up by the House, where its fate is uncertain due to an alternative measure already passed by that chamber.
ABC News - The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the permanent head of the Department of Justice.
ABC News - The Senate rejected a voter ID measure during the session.
CNN - The Senate bill differs from a funding extension passed by the House in several ways, including a lack of funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, which have already been funded through the end of Trump's term.
ABC News - The Senate confirmed acting attorney general Todd Blanche as the permanent head of the Department of Justice.
CNN - The Senate rejected a voter ID measure during the session.
CBS News Politics - The Senate approved a short-term funding bill to keep federal agencies funded into early December, with a vote of 90 to 6.
NBC News - The Senate passed a short-term bill to prevent a government shutdown before the midterm elections.
CNN - The Senate bill aims to avert a shutdown ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and differs from a funding extension previously passed by the House.
WHERE:
CNN - Washington, D.C.
WHEN:
CNN - The funding bill is set to extend government funding to December 11.
WHY:
CNN - The bill was passed to avert a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections.
ABC News - The failure to pass Trump's SAVE America Act was due to a lack of support from Republican senators and Democrats.
HOW:
CNN - Trump called into a late meeting at the Capitol with several senators to discuss their options regarding the budget resolution.
ABC News - Trump insisted the Senate abandon its filibuster rules to advance the SAVE America Act past the 60-vote threshold.
ABC News - During a daylong session that lasted nearly 20 hours, the Senate successfully passed a bipartisan package to fund the government into December.
CNN - Trump called into a late meeting at the Capitol with several senators to discuss their options regarding the budget resolution.
ABC News - Trump insisted the Senate abandon its filibuster rules to advance the SAVE America Act past the 60-vote threshold.
ABC News - During a daylong session that lasted nearly 20 hours, the Senate successfully passed a bipartisan package to fund the government into December.
CNN - The Senate vote to pass the funding bill occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning as senators wrapped up legislative items before the August recess.
ABC News - Senators attempted to advance Trump's SAVE America Act as part of a broader GOP budget package but were unable to do so before the recess.
(UPDATED August 8, 2026 13:46 UTC)
The Senate has successfully passed a bipartisan funding bill with a decisive vote of 90 to 6, which will now move to the House, where its future remains uncertain due to an alternative measure already approved by that chamber. In addition, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the permanent head of the Department of Justice and rejected a proposed voter ID measure during the session. Meanwhile, Trump participated in a late meeting at the Capitol with several senators, urging them to abandon filibuster rules to push the SAVE America Act past the 60-vote threshold.
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(UPDATED August 8, 2026 11:24 UTC)
The Senate has successfully passed a bipartisan package to fund the government into December after a marathon session lasting nearly 20 hours. In the midst of this, Trump called into a late meeting with several senators, urging them to abandon filibuster rules to advance the SAVE America Act, while also discussing the differences between the Senate bill and a funding extension previously passed by the House. Additionally, the Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as the permanent head of the Department of Justice and rejected a voter ID measure during the session.
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(UPDATED August 8, 2026 10:22 UTC)
In a decisive move, the Senate approved a short-term funding bill to keep federal agencies funded into early December, with a strong vote of 90 to 6. This legislation aims to prevent a government shutdown ahead of the upcoming midterm elections and is set to extend government funding to December 11. The vote took place in the early hours of Saturday morning as senators concluded their legislative work before the August recess.