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Congress Returns to a Reordered Washington With a Hazy Agenda

First seen Nov 8, 2026, 3:04 PM ET · Updated Nov 9, 2026, 5:03 AM ET · 2 outlets

Topics: Pentagon & Military

2 outlets (NYT and WSJ) are covering this story.

How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Washington”, “Congress”, “Returns”. Distinct wording: NYT uses “Reordered” and “Agenda”; WSJ uses “confirmations” and “leadership”. (Computed from the headlines below.)

• NYT reports: “An impeachment vote on the defense secretary, a spending deal and several major bills are in play in a post-election session that will be shaped by last week’s electoral earthquake.”
• WSJ reports: “On tap in the lame-duck session: government funding, attempts at bipartisan deals, judicial confirmations and leadership elections.”

Read the full coverage

• NYT: Congress Returns to a Reordered Washington With a Hazy Agenda
• WSJ: What’s on tap as Congress returns to Washington? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s fate, judicial confirmations, military spending and leadership elections.

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