WASHINGTON – The Senate will reopen on Monday as the coronavirus crisis rages and the House stays shuttered, a risky strategy that leaves Congress as divided as the nation.
It's a politically and physically fraught move by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, convening 100 senators at the U.S.
Capitol during a pandemic. The Senate's return gives President Donald Trump the imagery he wants of America getting back to work, despite the health risks.
But with the Washington, D.C., region still under stay-at-home orders as a virus hot spot, senators face exposing themselves to the virus and putting at risk all of the cooks, cleaners, cops and others who serve them lunch and keep the lights on at the Capitol complex.