UPDATE: GOP leader McConnell cancels most of Senate’s August recess
By Alan Fram, Associated Press | WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he was canceling most of the Senate’s time-honored August recess, an election-year move that could help lawmakers clear extra work while keeping vulnerable Democratic senators off the campaign trail. McConnell, R-Ky., said he decided to shorten the usual summer getaway…