An Associated Press report says Congress returns to a changed Washington after voters flipped both chambers to Democrats in the November 2026 midterms, leaving a six-week lame-duck session to finish funding the government and pass a defense bill tangled over the Iran war before the new Congress takes over on 3 January 2027. An impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected first, with some Republicans possibly joining Democrats, while Republicans brace for a House leadership fight between Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, Mike Johnson steps aside, and Trump names Stephen Miller chief of staff.