Senators defend two-week recess as record-breaking government shutdown drags on

DHS employees remained unpaid as Congress took a recess during the record-breaking shutdown. Sen. Chris Coons defended the ...

Congress starts two-week recess as partial shutdown drags on

Congress began its two-week recess after the House of Representatives rejected a Senate-passed Department of Homeland ...
ABC7 New York

Trump urging Congress to cut recess short to end DHS shutdown, White House says

President Trump is encouraging Congress to cut its recess short and fund the Department of Homeland Security, White House ...
The News-Times

Brookfield's Candlewood Lake Elementary splits recess into two, 10-minute blocks for some kids

BROOKFIELD — When students at Candlewood Lake Elementary School began their new school year Tuesday, some may have noticed a change in their recess period. Some students now have two, 10-minute recess ...

Thune under pressure to end two-week vacation amid record-long DHS shutdown

Lawmakers have left Washington during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, leaving the Department of Homeland ...
NPR

House and Senate members at odds over budget framework ahead of 2-week recess

Republicans hope to make progress this week on the president's domestic agenda. But there are signs of trouble between members in the House and Senate — right before they leave for a two-week recess.

Republicans split on partial shutdown solution as lawmakers leave for 2-week recess

The House and the Senate, which are both controlled by Republicans, are backing different strategies to fund the Department of Homeland Security.