Republican senators ask McConnell to scrap October recess

A pair of Republican senators want Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to scrap the October recess in order to make progress on the stalled GOP agenda, the second time in months that he has received such a recommendation.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Joni Ernst, both of Iowa, want McConnell to keep the Senate in Washington, D.C., next month for a week when lawmakers would normally return to their states. It’s another sign of concern among Senate Republicans that a GOP-controlled Congress is struggling to pass major agenda items.