Overview
- The Senate voted 90-6 early Saturday to approve a continuing resolution that keeps federal agencies funded at current levels through Dec. 11.
- The chamber confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general during the late-night session that produced the funding vote.
- Lawmakers added disputed riders that delay a national ban on many hemp/THC products, temporarily block an OMB grants rule, and bar further transfers of money to the Border Patrol.
- The measure now goes to the House, which previously passed a different short-term bill, so its final fate depends on whether the House adopts, amends, or rejects the Senate text.
- Passing an early stopgap reduces the risk of an October shutdown but sets up a compressed, high-stakes December bargaining window that could affect federal workers, contractors, and scheduled program changes.