5:22 p.m. By a party-line vote of 53 to 43, the Senate recessed until noon Friday. NOT VOTING: Democrats Harris, Jones. Kaine and Sinema. 4:59 p.m. Vote began on whether

7:24 p.m. The Senate recessed until 12:00 p.m on Thursday, October 22. They will resume consideration of the nomination of Michael Jay Newman to be a US District Judge for

7:49 p.m. The Senate recessed until 12:00 noon on Wednesday. 7:12 p.m. Senator Casey spoke on the Barrett nomination and the Affordable Care Act; and later on Russia. 6:36 p.m.