GOP Congress faces funding deadline, farm bill, lengthy to-do list in year-end session

By: Jennifer Shutt, Shauneen Miranda

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 1,149

Last Updated: 3 days, 3 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — Voters may have given Democrats control of Congress in the midterm elections, but Republicans will remain in charge of both chambers during the lame-duck session that spans November and December.

The relatively brief five-week schedule, which begins Monday, gives GOP leaders a chance to wrap up unfinished work before handing over power when the new session begins in early January.

Congress could send the president several major pieces of legislation during that time, …

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