Live updates: Trump stumps in Texas, Oklahoma

President Trump is in Denton, Texas, to tour the Peterbilt Motors factory on Thursday afternoon, set to deliver remarks about manufacturing and his economic agenda. He will then attend a rally in Durant, Okla., to urge voters to cast their ballots for Republicans.

It's the first of three red-state campaign swings between now and Monday. The campaign stops in a number of red states are raising eyebrows as Democrats seek to expand the midterm map ahead of November's elections.

Senators began to file out of Washington Thursday for a multiweek recess while sitting on a collection of outstanding legislation — including the unfinished farm bill, FISA authorization, annual defense authorization bill and 12 appropriations bills.

Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is leaving it all for the lame-duck Congress after November's midterms. The Senate formally adjourned late Wednesday night after voting on party lines to approve the Trump's Labor secretary nominee, Keith Sonderling — who has been filling the seat in an interim capacity for months.

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