Nighthawks: Lawmakers drift through a surreal overnight shutdown drama

Nighthawks: Lawmakers drift through a surreal overnight shutdown drama As the clock ticked past 2:30 a.m. Friday, Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) walked off the Senate floor and cracked a joke about the strange dysfunction that gripped the Capitol. “Hey, Doug,” said Shelby, 83, a four-decade veteran of Congress. “Welcome […]