Washington — Congress is returning to Washington on Monday facing limited time to address a number of priorities ahead of a lengthy August recess and the sprint to the midterm elections, while the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham hangs over Capitol Hill.Graham, who was 71, died Saturday evening, sending shockwaves through Washington and beyond. Now, his GOP colleagues are coping with the loss of a friend and key White House liaison at a time when their agenda has been repeatedly stalled by the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Before the recess, President Trump poured fuel on internal divisions within the Republican Party over his focus on a voting regulations bill known as the SAVE America Act. His fixation on the bill — which lacks enough GOP support in the Senate — has undermined unrelated Republican priorities in both chambers and nearly paralyzed legislative business in the House. There was also growing dissent among Republican lawmakers over the president's handling of the Iran war, now-stalled plans for the Justice Department's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund and funding for a massive new ballroom at the White House. Then, the president's controversial pick for temporary intelligence chief scuttled an extension of a key warrantless surveillance program.The House and Senate now return with limited time to pick up the pieces, as the GOP majorities work to get their priorities across the finish line before the midterms. The House has just eight remaining days in session before lawmakers begin their five-week recess, while the Senate is scheduled to be in Washington through the first week of August. SAVE America ActThe most pressing issue facing House Speaker Mike Johnson is how to navigate around a blockade on the floor by Republican hardliners who are demanding passage in the Senate of the SAVE America Act. The members, led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, prevented most legislation from moving forward late last month. They have vowed to hold firm until the measure passes the Senate, where leaders have repeatedly stressed that it lacks the necessary support. To appease holdouts, Johnson proposed merging the SAVE America Act with the annual defense policy bill, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, before sending it to the Senate. But the hardliners voted against moving forward on the plan.