The U.S. Senate began its month‑long recess Saturday night amid negotiations to advance the nomination of dozens of President Donald Trump's pending nominees.

The Senate is leaving Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up the pace of confirmations.

Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return from August recess to speed up confirmations

The U.S. Senate began its month‑long recess Saturday night amid negotiations to advance the nomination of dozens of President Donald Trump's pending nominees.

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said President Donald Trump needs to do better next time to get bipartisan support for his nominees, instead of trying to “streamroll”…

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said President Donald Trump needs to do better next time to get bipartisan support for his nominees, instead of trying to “streamroll”…