The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what the Senate did and didn’t do overnight

The Senate wrapped up its summer session at 4:57 a.m. ET.Senators knocked two major items off their checklist. They confirmed Todd Blanche as the nation’s 88th Attorney General. They also approved a bipartisan interim spending bill that likely goes a long way toward preventing a government shutdown in October.But nearly as important as what senators accomplished is what didn’t get done.The Senate did not stay in session and attempt to pass the SAVE America Act. In fact, there was not even procedural stunting by the pro-SAVE America Act Republicans, who advocated blowing up the August recess.TR...

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