Politico reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) “is using his final weeks as majority leader to threaten one of lawmakers’ most valuable assets: Recess.”

“Facing down a daunting list of tasks, ranging from funding the government past Dec. 11 to approving a number of new ambassadors, and less than two weeks to do it before Congress’s target adjournment at the end of next week, the Nevada Democrat said that the lame duck Congress’s work may require senators to stay in Washington for an extra week — and may even threaten Christmas.”