hate to say it, but this sounds like the recruiter is stalling you. Even if there is no news, an update with the news that there is no news is minimum standard

hate to say it, but this sounds like the recruiter is stalling you. Even if there is no news, an update with the news that there is no news is minimum standard which can be expected. Your own suggestion of an email to original recruiter is reasonable, I would go ahead and put that together and send. PS: paste it here if you want the crowd to help with the phrasing