For theweekendingAug. 7N NPlanned Parenthood: Senators failed, 53-46, to reach 60 votes for advancing a bill (S1881) to end federal funding of PlannedParenthood, a nonprofit that provides healthcare, including abortion and otherreproductive services, at 700 clinics in the U.S. A yes vote supported the funding cutoff. The House and Senate are in recess until Sept. 8. They face a Sept.17 deadline for voting on whether to disapprove of the nuclear deal withIran, and a Sept. 30 deadline for completing work on fiscal 2016appropriations bills or, failing that, passing a stopgap budget to keep thegovernment fully in operation.KEY VOTES AHEAD2015 Thomas Voting Reportswww.voterama.info