Congress Set to Leave Washington for the Midterms with No AI Progress

Congress leaves with a whimper, as the GOP braces for midterm pain

Republicans lined up a series of doomed votes in their final hours, hoping to portray Democrats as obstructionists. But some conceded that their party was more likely to be punished.

GOP senators blast party's final stretch as voters have 'a real problem with us': NYT

GOP senators turned on their own party's handling of the final stretch of Congress and faulted leaders for burning precious floor time.Republicans spent their final hours in the Capitol staging votes they knew would fail, The New York Times reported Thursday. The votes were meant to show voters the GOP was working on rising costs, but they produced no meaningful results.Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) gave his own party a blunt warning as Republicans le…

Senators try to fast-track priorities before election, with mixed results

Senators spent their final week in Washington before the midterm elections offering last-ditch attempts to pass a slew of stalled bills, including legislation to protect children online.

Midterm elections could complicate post-recess sprint for Congress

Washington has left itself no shortage of work for when it returns after the Nov. 3 midterm elections with a lengthy to-do list that includes averting a government shutdown, which could be exponentially complicated by the election results. The Senate held its final pre-election vote Wednesday night, while the House departed Washington Sept. 16. Neither will be back until after the midterm elections, when it’ll be known whether Republicans will m…

US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone • Oklahoma Voice

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final days of unified Republican control. […]

US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone • Washington State Standard

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved. The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final days of unified Republican control. […]