Even if lawmakers are back, normalcy isn’t.
When Congress returns Monday, fresh off the longest government shutdown in history, lingering bad blood, partisan maneuvering, and intra-party recriminations will shadow the remaining work this year.
The long-running fight over federal files related to accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is splitting Republicans from one another and the White House. The Democratic capitulation to end the shutdown is roiling their party.
More than a month of political scars from the fight and debate over the Affordable Care Act may quickly reopen. Lawmakers face an end-of-year deadline to strike a deal if they want to ...