Coverage & sourcesCongress's 2026 funding deal to avoid a shutdown before the midterms

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Collected articles per week

412 dated articles from Jul 20, 2026 to the week of August 31, 2026.

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Collected articles per week
Week ofArticlesReports
August 31, 2026105August 2026 in the record
August 24, 20261
August 17, 20260
August 10, 20260
August 3, 2026139
July 27, 202678July 2026 in the record
July 20, 202689

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