Congress broke late last week for its August recess and won’t return to Washington, D.C. until after Labor Day. There are only 13 working days left before the election. The countdown is on and there are less than 99 days until Election Day. It has been a chaotic two weeks in the world of politics. The big stories included the decision by President Joe Biden to end his re-election bid; the endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for the job; the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and the GOP Convention with the naming of Ohio Senator JD Vance as the vice presidential nominee. Politics and the tight congressional calendar will certainly influence the prospects for passage of a farm bill.
