Congress returns Monday after more than a month of lawmakers being on August recess to conduct business and campaign in their home states and districts.

The Democratic-led Senate will immediately continue to advance President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will have a far more urgent task: working with House Republicans to avert a government shutdown.

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