Senate Republicans are weighing whether to heed President Trump’s call to cancel some or all of the August recess to approve key nominees or to use the full month to go home and sell the party’s tax and spending law to voters, which top Republicans view as crucial to their midterm election hopes.
Having passed the party’s “big, beautiful bill” and package to claw back funding for public media and foreign aid, the Senate&r…
Senate GOP faces tough call over Trump’s demand to cancel recess
July 22, 2025