Congress returned to Capitol Hill after the midterm elections facing a government shutdown deadline and a fight over Republican leadership, according to The Hill's report. The outlet said the election dealt Republicans major losses and left Democrats "riding high," and that House Republicans face a contest over who will lead the party as it prepares to enter the minority.
According to The Hill, House Republicans are scheduled to hold leadership elections. The portion of that report available for this story does not give a date for the votes or name the candidates.
Fox News reported that lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill face a government shutdown deadline, the farm bill, and a debt ceiling fight before Democrats take power in January. Its headline describes the period as a "brutal lame-duck stretch" and mentions leadership races, in a Fox News report on the session.
The two accounts differ in emphasis. The Hill's summary centers on the House Republican leadership contest and the shutdown deadline, while Fox News adds the farm bill and the debt ceiling. Fox News said Democrats will take power in January, and The Hill described House Republicans preparing for the minority. Both sources place these events in the period after the midterm elections. Neither summary says how the shutdown deadline or the other disputes will be resolved.
The Hill credited its report to Sudiksha Kochi. The Fox News item listed no author.
Sources: The Hill: This week on the Hill: Congress returns to leadership fights, shutdown deadline after GOP losses; Fox News: Congress returns to brutal lame-duck stretch with shutdown deadline, leadership races: 'Closet is full of s - '.