Congress' All-Night Votes: A Sign of a Broken System?

0:00It's April 24th. This is Canada News Today, your AI-powered local news. Congress is grinding through another round of all-night votes, with Senators pulling an exhausting session past 3.30 a.m. on a budget. Resolution to fund immigration enforcement, like ICE and Border Patrol. Republican Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana hit the floor frustrated, pushing for more debate time on his amendments amid the chaos. Here this week, similar drama unfolded around government funding deals. Senate Republicans cut a late-night agreement at 2 a.m. to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security, but the House shot it down the next. Day, leaving the issue hanging. Meanwhile, a surveillance powers extension for spy agencies scraped by on a 10-day patch after 2 a.m. scrambles. Lawmakers on both sides are fed up, calling it a sign of a broken Congress where self-interest Trump's teamwork. Dr. Coda Senator Kevin Kramer, with 14 years in, says members act less mature, turning

1:01routine business into overnight battles that hurt. Everyone involved. This all ties into the budget reconciliation process, letting the majority dodge filibusters but kicking off endless vote. A. Ramas, where amendments fly, to wear down the opposition. Senators like Alaska's Lisa Murkowski, logged thousands of steps pacing between votes, putting the Capitol into a midnight gym. As crises pile up from funding fights to national security, these late hours are becoming the new normal, forcing leaders to govern when most folks. Are asleep, but with wars brewing and recesses looming, the pressure just keeps building.