In a whirlwind of negotiations over three days, Democrats asked for multiple billions in government funds to be released in exchange for a vote on a batch of nominees President Trump wanted confirmed before lawmakers left for their August break, sources told CBS News.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was negotiating with GOP leadership for $5 billion for the National Institutes of Health , $1 billion for the Global Fund, $300 million for the World Food Program, $50 million to fight HIV in developing countries , about $140 million for the United Nations Children's Fund, and other money funding that had been previously approved, sources said.

After much back and forth, senators believed they had an agreement to get about 20 nominations through before Mr. Trump on Saturday n

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