Senate to return to Washington as Congress struggles to reconcile constitutional duties with risk of pandemic

The Senate returns to Washington from an extended break Monday, putting at least one legislative chamber back into session as Congress struggles to reconcile its constitutional duties with the health risks to lawmakers from the coronavirus pandemic.

Business gets underway Monday evening with a vote to confirm a new inspector general for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, while Senate committees will move ahead on more of President Trump’s nominees, including a controversial pick for the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.