Video Ghost town: Capitol Hill edition A sign in front of Cups & Company is pictured in Russell Building during congressional recess on Thursday, August 29, 2019. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) By Nathan Ouellette Posted August 30, 2019 at 5:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit August recess is drawing to a close, and we found ourselves wondering just how empty the Capitol is while all the members and staffers are gone.Watch CQ Roll Call’s Deputy Editor Jason Dick look for signs of life in a mostly empty Capitol complex.[jwp-video n=”1″] Recent Stories GOP leaders try to keep Friday reconciliation markup on track Senate Republicans halt resolution on El Salvador deportations Senate panel leaders back Trump’s lifting of sanctions on Syria Capitol Lens | Speaker mode Supreme Court sounds open to limits on nationwide injunctions At the Races: Democrats go back to school