US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 1,035

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. senators departed Capitol Hill on Wednesday night for their campaign break, leaving numerous policy disputes unresolved.

The chamber won’t return until Nov. 9 for the five-week lame-duck session, when party leaders will have to decide which bills they want to negotiate during what could be the final days of unified Republican control.

Democrats have become increasingly optimistic they will be able to flip the House and possibly the Senate from red to blue amid …

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