6:38 p.m. The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

6:27 p.m. Senator Brown spoke on the opiod epidemic.

6:24 p.m.   ML McConnell outlined the schedule for tomorrow. The Senate will vote on the nomination of Kurt Engelhardt, US Circuit judge 5th Circuit at noon.

6:13 p.m. Senator Baldwin spoke on the “blue slip” process for judicial nominations.

5:53 p.m. Senator Alexander spoke on health insurance

5:34 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke on climate change.

4:40 p.m. Senator Nelson spoke on President Trump’s decision to pull out of the nuclear deal with Iran.

4:20 p.m. Senator Wyden spoke about “blue slips’ and the process of judicial nominations in the Senate.

4:10 p.m. Senator Leahy also spoke about “blue slips’ and the process of judicial nominations in the Senate.

4:00 p.m. Senator Hirono spoke about “blue slips’ and the process of judicial nominations in the Senate.

2:58 p.m. Senator Merkley paid tribute to the Assistant Parliamentarian Michael Beaver and talked about judicial nominations.

2:44 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about Haspel nomination.

2:37 p.m. ML McConnell spoke about the memorial service for the four Capitol Police Officers killed in the line of duty. He also spoke about the Englehardt and Brennan nominations and tax reform.

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The Senate will convene at 2:30 p.m. and resume consideration of the nomination of Kurt Engelhardt to be a US Circuit judge for the 5th circuit, post cloture.