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Senate Majority Leader John Thune talks to reporters as he walks into his office at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 3. Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Senate Republicans are racing toward the August recess with a legislative to-do list worthy of a Joe Rogan podcast: crypto, college sports and hemp.

Why it matters: They likely won't get to all of it, but the White House wants the Senate to get caught trying.