With college football season in full swing, lawmakers in Congress could take up student athlete compensation issues facing intercollegiate athletics.
“One of the things that we've encountered, and this has been unlike any kind thing I've seen in my time in public life is this just constant, constant blockade of Senate Democrats against anything that President Trump wants, ” said Thune, speaking on Scott Jennings’ radio program from the Republican midterm convention in Dallas.
The House, meanwhile, could act this week on the bipartisan, Russia sanctions bill named for the late Sen.
It will also be an open question how amenable Democrats will be in such a lame-duck session to cutting a deal on the balance of fiscal 2027 appropriations.
Donnelly and Ryan Kelly contributed to this report.