Congress exits after 7 workdays ahead of midterms

Congress skips 7 workdays post-break before midterms

Sep 16, 2026

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Congress exits after 7 workdays ahead of midterms

Congress skips 7 workdays post-break before midterms

In brief

Congress skips 7 workdays post-break before midterms Congress returns home after 7 workdays since summer break to avoid impeaching defense secretary before midterms. Originally reported by New York Post.

Congress ends session early

Congress ends session early

Congress canceled Thursday votes to focus on midterms after just seven workdays since summer break.

Avoiding impeachment vote

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaking during a meeting with German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Pentagon.

House leaders skipped a vote on impeaching defense secretary Pete Hegseth.

“They're canceling Congress tomorrow to avoid the vote on IMPEACHING Hegseth.”

AI crisis push ignored

Illustration depicting Artificial Intelligence with a glowing "AI" logo and an atom symbol on a circuit board background.

Democrats demanded action on AI risks but Congress skipped the debate.

Lame-duck session date

The U.S. Capitol building with an American flag flying at half-staff.

Lawmakers return Nov 9 for a session to decide party control after midterms.

Graham bill passes

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill.

Republicans secured two Democratic votes to pass a bill honoring Sen. Lindsey Graham.

The key point

Congress returns home after 7 workdays since summer break to avoid impeaching defense secretary before midterms.

Read the original on New York Post

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