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Trump and Senate GOP deadlocked on key issues as congressional recess approaches

NPR | By Claudia Grisales,

Steve Inskeep

Published August 3, 2026 at 3:44 AM CDT

With a long congressional recess set to begin at the end of the week, Senate Republicans have a lot they want to accomplish. But they're deadlocked with President Trump on several key GOP priorities.

Claudia Grisales

Claudia Grisales is a congressional correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.