{
  "id": 303184,
  "title": "US Senate averts shutdown before Midterms, curbs Trump on Border Patrol funds, delays Hemp ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/us-senate-averts-shutdown-before-midterms-curbs-trump-on-border",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T09:46:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/us-senate-averts-shutdown-before-midterms-curbs-trump-on-border-patrol-funds-delays-hemp-ban-11786181126603.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Senate avoided a government shutdown before the midterm elections by passing a stopgap spending bill on August 8, 2023. The 90-6 vote, with one member voting present, extended current funding levels beyond the original deadline of September 30. The bill also prohibited the Trump administration from redirecting funds towards Border Patrol, a condition Democrats had insisted on. While the House's approval of the agreement remains uncertain, party members reportedly share the same reluctance to risk a shutdown before November. Senate Republican leadership added a delay to a ban on intoxicating hemp products, inserted at the White House's request, to the stopgap legislation. This provision, which benefits a company run by Trump's chief of staff's son-in-law, was approved by a 61-32 vote, despite efforts from some Republican senators to strip it out.",
  "summary": "The vote was 90-6, with one senator voting present, to keep federal funding flowing at current levels through December 11 and bar the Trump administration from transferring funds to the Border Patrol",
  "key_points": [
    "US Senate averts shutdown with 90-6 vote on August 8, 2023",
    "Prohibits Trump admin from redirecting Border Patrol funds",
    "Delays hemp ban, benefiting Trump's chief of staff's son-in-law"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/trump-loyalist-todd-blanche-confirmed-by-senate-as-us-attorney-general",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}