Senate adjourns until November

US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone • Maine Morning Star

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. […]

Senate leaves a lot undone as it wraps up its work before election campaigning

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

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.

Senate adjourns until November

The U.S. Senate adjourned Wednesday until after the November elections, allowing those facing re-election to go home and campaign.