In the Senate, the August recess will be missed

WASHINGTON — If you thought Congress was already polarized, wait and see what happens when dozens of senators are stuck in Washington together for most of swampy August.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, canceled the usual monthlong recess this year for his chamber, a tradition that spans decades and was born out of lawmakers’ efforts to ensure they’d have a set time they could travel home every legislative calendar.
Instead — after a group of more j