Republicans return to Washington to sift through midterm election losses

Summary

Republicans returned to the Capitol for the first time since comprehensive defeats in last week's midterm elections, and were divided between those who saw the catastrophe coming and those who did not. West Virginia senator Jim Justice said he had warned them exactly what would happen. With weeks left on the congressional calendar, House and Senate lawmakers still have a host of issues to tackle.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   10 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that on their first day back in the Capitol after comprehensive defeats in last week's midterm elections, Republicans were divided between those who saw the catastrophe coming and those who did not, and that West Virginia senator Jim Justice said he had told them exactly what was going to happen.