Congress has lost its mind...

[Griff]

That was the War Street Journal, the Times is more forgiving.

For his part, Mr. Schumer told reporters that the top Republican staff member on the Senate floor told him that his job was to ensure that the Democrats did no more than accomplish the session’s agreed-upon goals. Otherwise, Mr. Schumer said, “An actual fit to stop the proceedings.”

Both the Senate and the House had already passed the border measure – the House when it temporarily returned earlier this week to clear an aid package for states and school districts. But because of a jurisdictional issue, the Senate needed to act again, paving the way for Thursday’s session. (The only other time the Senate unexpectedly reconvened during the summer recess was after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, according to Betty K. Koed, an associate Senate historian.)