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: 877

Last Updated: 1 hour, 24 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — Leaders of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee announced a bipartisan deal over the weekend that would 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 …

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