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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 headlined by the GOP's effort to change the rules to confirm more of President Trump's nominees, chaos at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the White House decision to issue a “pocket rescission,” which tossed a major wrench into the funding wars of the coming weeks.

“He’s going to have a full plate,” one Senate Republican told The Hill.

Democratic leaders on Thursday called on Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to hold a “four corners” meeting immediately when Congress returns, which will be exactly four weeks before the funding deadline.

Republicans in March were able to back Democrats into a corner to pass a government funding package for the remainder of the fiscal year, but the minority party has vowed that there will be no repeat this time around.

“The Sept. 30th funding deadline will be upon us shortly. It is therefore imperative that we immediately meet upon our return to Congress next........

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