The 119th Congress has taken roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill thus far despite a record-long shutdown and a war with Iran.

Carpe diem. If you’ve wondered why all of Washington buzzed so much this week about "pro forma" sessions in the House and Senate, here’s your chance to find out why. Come on now. Tempus fugit. There’s ...

Early last week, President Trump told the New York Post he was considering calling Congress into special session, in the middle of its two-week Easter recess, to resolve the funding stalemate at the ...

So Congress is now deep into week two of a 16-17 day recess for Easter and Passover. The Department of Homeland Security shutdown is approaching two months. There’s no obvious path to end the impasse.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Senate holds a pro forma session, failing to reach a unanimous consent agreement on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...

WASHINGTON — Utah Sen. Mike Lee is demanding congressional leaders bring lawmakers back early from an ongoing two-week recess, calling it "inhumane" to have lawmakers out of town as the partial ...

A brief pro forma Senate session Monday ended without any attempt to advance a House-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill, which Democrats had pledged to oppose. Republican leaders said ...