# The Senate

> Follow The Senate, a tracked person, in Lootura: recent changes, timeline, related context, and source-backed evidence.

- Type: person
- Updated: 2026-08-08T08:37:39.721Z
- Canonical: https://atlas.lootura.com/us/person/the-senate

## Recent changes

### Schumer caves, hands Republicans shutdown win after months of uncertainty

The Senate advanced its solution to avert a government shutdown on Saturday, capping off several months of hand-wringing that, if given the chance, Senate Democrats would use a shutdown to score political points in November. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus relented, and stayed true to the b.

Date: 2026-08-08

### Funding milestone detected

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-6 to pass a short-term funding bill to remove the threat of a government shutdown before the midterm elections.

Date: 2026-08-08

### Discovered by Atlas

The Senate first entered the public knowledge record with source-backed evidence.

Date: 2026-08-08

### Blanche on track for narrow Senate confirmation as attorney general

At the U.S. Capitol, it was a wild day of decision and indecision. The Senate passed the toughest sanctions bill on Russia yet and is also now on track to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general. But a slew of other high-priority items are still tangled, largely due to a Republican divide. Congressional correspondent.

Date: 2026-08-07

## Sources

- [The Senate confirms Todd Blanche, Trump's former defense lawyer, as attorney general](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/todd-blanche-senate-vote-confirm-trump/?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-08T08:35:15.000Z
- [Schumer caves, hands Republicans shutdown win after months of uncertainty](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-caves-hands-republicans-shutdown-win-months-uncertainty?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-08T08:01:22.000Z
- [Senate passes short-term bill to prevent a shutdown before the midterm elections](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-short-term-bill-prevent-shutdown-midterm-elections-rcna591359?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-08T08:00:49.000Z
- [Blanche on track for narrow Senate confirmation as attorney general](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/blanche-on-track-for-narrow-senate-confirmation-as-attorney-general?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-07T22:45:40.000Z