Congress returns for lame-duck sprint after GOP midterm losses
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
2 outlets (CBS News and Fox News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Congress”, “lame-duck”, “returns”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “midterm” and “losses”; Fox News uses “leadership” and “shutdown”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill for the first time since the midterm elections, which delivered a slew of Democratic victories that will dramatically reshape the balance of power in Washing…”
- Fox News reports: “Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill facing a government shutdown deadline, the farm bill and a debt ceiling fight before Democrats take power in January.”
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- CBS News: Congress returns for lame-duck sprint after GOP midterm losses
- Fox News: Congress returns to brutal lame-duck stretch with shutdown deadline, leadership races: 'Closet is full of s—'
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