Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett and I'm Amna Navaz on the NewsHour tonight. Congress

returns to Washington facing a deadline to keep the government funded and concerns about

Senate leadership.

The former leader of the far-right militia group, the Proud Boys, is sentenced for his

role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

As Saudi Arabia and Israel move closer to normalizing relations after decades of animosity,

but many questions remain.

I think it's quite a high price and there's a lot of wishful thinking about the kind of

gains that it could potentially bring.

The Senate senators are back to work in Washington today after a month-long recess.

The return sets up the start of a high-stakes showdown to prevent a government shutdown

by the end of the month. That will be a tough task. The Democratic-led Senate and Republicans

in the House currently do not see eye-to-eye on spending priorities.

The Senate gabbled into session days after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared

to freeze up for more than 30 seconds during a press event in Kentucky, the second such

incident in his many months. Today, while speaking on the Senate floor, McConnell referenced

the episode, but did not discuss it in detail.

Now, one particular moment of my time back home has received its fair share of attention

in the press over the past week. But I assure you, August was a busy and productive month

for me and my staff back in the Commonwealth.

The Washington Post's Leon Caldwell joins us now from Capitol Hill. So, Leon, let's

start with concerns about Senator McConnell's health. His office released a letter today

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