As the end of 2023 was approaching, the U.S. Senate had ignored the custom to adjourn around Thanksgiving for a monthlong Christmas break. Instead, they were working right up to Christmas.

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She was one of three reporters to make it inside. Now ... the halls of the Capitol of the United States” and declared that the House and Senate would return immediately to finish their work.