5:29 p.m. The Senate adjourned until 3 p.m. Monday, when it will resume consideration of the Matey nomination. At 5:30 p.m., cloture petitions will ripen for the Matey, Rao

6:37 p.m. The Senate has adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 7th and will resume consideration of the Murphy nomination post-cloture. Two votes are scheduled: 12:30 p.m. – Confirmation of

  6:10 p.m. Senator Portman spoke on the opioid epidemic in Ohio. 5:00 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke in morning business on climate change. 5:00 p.m. The motion to invoke cloture