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Senate GOP leaders are staring down a lengthy to-do list of priorities that will force them into a delicate balancing act, including funding the government and changing the rules to expeditiously confirm President Trump's nominees.

The upper chamber reconvenes on Tuesday following the month-long August break and is set to hit the ground running with only weeks between their return and a potential government shutdown.

But amid bipartisan priorities including government funding and getting the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) ready for prime time, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) will also be forced to juggle a series of thorny political items. Those are headlin

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