With the Capitol awash in election-year politics, shadowed by the contentious presidential race and engulfed in a fierce battle for control of the Senate, the simplest task became a nearly impossible heavy lift.
By ERICA WERNER, AP Congressional Correspondent, San Antonio Express-News: World
Thu, 09/29/2016 - 12:55am
With the Capitol awash in election-year politics, shadowed by the contentious presidential race and engulfed in a fierce battle for control of the Senate, the simplest task became a nearly impossible heavy lift.