McConnell in talks with Gardner to allow Senate to take Memorial Day recess

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) are in talks over the Colorado senator’s objection to letting the Senate leave for a one-week recess without passing coronavirus relief legislation.Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) on Thursday said the GOP leader is trying to reach an accommodation with Gardner, one of the chamber’s most vulnerable Republican senators.Gardner wants to pass legislation to…