What To Expect From This Year's 'Lame Duck' Congress

Congress will reconvene this month to tackle major issues following an election that unseated some current members. Both major parties have discussed passing a COVID-19 coronavirus relief package before the end of the year, despite past statements that relief would come in 2021. Congress also needs to fund the government ahead of the December 11 deadline to avoid another shutdown. Furthermore, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that Republicans would "clean the plate" on federal judge confirmations. The Senate and House are scheduled to return on November 9 and 16, respectively. Coverage came mostly from center- and left-rated outlets and mainly focused on COVID-19 relief negotiations. Coverage in right-rated outlets focused more on Nancy Pelosi and Democrats' election performance.