Senate hurries to recess after GOP-Trump deal reshapes final votes

The Senate is racing to adjourn for a five-week recess after Republicans struck a deal with Trump to push votes on a college-sports bill, a stopgap funding package, Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination, and a GOP voter-ID measure, while the crypto bill is delayed and Blanche’s confirmation hinges on a critical vote from Cassidy amid Murkowski’s opposition; any single senator could derail the plan.