Congress members ‘worried’ as late-night fights become the norm: ‘Dysfunction is getting worse’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsCongress members ‘worried’ as late-night fights become the norm: ‘Dysfunction is getting worse’One lawmaker blamed ‘less mature’ Congress members for the turmoilMary Clare Jalonick Friday 24 April 2026 16:35 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964508","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/congress-late-night-votes-new-norm-b2964508.html","title":"Congress members ‘worried’ as late-night fights become the norm: ‘Getting worse’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-9127","index":0}Sen. Kennedy says he’s ‘worried about the health of some of our members’ (AFP via Getty Images)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politi...