Senate Recess Cancelled, But Not Really

“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said days ago he was canceling the chamber’s recess next week because of the partial government shutdown — but he won’t be giving senators any reason to actually be in Washington,” Bloomberg reports.

“GOP leaders said Thursday there will be no Senate votes on Friday or next week, although the chamber will formally be in session during what had been a planned Martin Luther King recess. Senators are being told to be ready to return for votes if there’s any agreement to reopen the government.”