Categories Selected Articles Congress is in August recess, but tensions lie ahead on spending and Trump nominations Post author By Post date August 4, 2025 Spread the loveLawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees. Spread the love ← Largest Texas Newspaper Rebukes Greg Abbott Over Redistricting ‘Power Grab’ → I was in a coma after a car crash at 18. Nearly 20 years later, I tracked down the stranger who saved my life.