Standing in the way of the Senate’s summer break are two big hurdles: making headway on nominees and government funding.
Senate Republicans are up against a ticking clock with just a few days left before the scheduled start of August recess as they stand by their hefty goal of both passing a minibus package of their first appropriations bills and getting a slew of additional nominees confirmed as demanded by President Donald Trump.
GOP senators gathered for a closed-door lunch on Tuesday to discuss all the options to deal with the long list of nominations waiting for floor action — ...