politics
Senate GOP punts party-line budget fight
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.
TL;DR
- Senate Republicans delayed a vote on a party-line spending blueprint.
- The blueprint included funding for the war in Iran and President Trump's election integrity priorities.
- The vote was postponed to avoid a setback for Republicans before their recess.
- Conservative senators and President Trump agreed to defer the vote until September.
- The legislation faced resistance due to the inclusion of election security measures and demands for increased defense funding.