A smidgen of good news for House GOP leaders: Frank Lucas is returning. But there's still attendance problems.

A smidgen of good news for House GOP leaders: Frank Lucas is returning. But there's still attendance problems.

House GOP leadership has an attendance problem right now, but they have some good news headed their way: Rep. Frank Lucas will be back in D.C. next week, just in time for a shutdown deadline. Lucas (R-Okla.), who was injured while working at his ranch last month, had to undergo hip surgery to repair a break in the socket. But his doctor has cleared him to return to D.C. starting Sept. 26. He will be back next Wednesday, his office first shared w…