# Democrats’ Power in the Lame-Duck Session

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/democrats-power-in-the-lame-duck-session/
- Published: 2026-11-06T09:15:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: Henry Sartain (ca. 1858). N.E. view of the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. / Drawn & engraved by Henry Sartain. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress (LOC Control Number: 2007678303). No known restrictions on publication. Article by Robert Kuttner. The American Prospect – November 5, 2026. In the new Congress, which takes office next January 3, the Democrats will have at least 54 (potentially 56) seats in the Senate and between 250 and 260 in the House, with several still undecided. This will give Democrats new leverage to contain President Trump on multiple fronts. But due to the blue wave and the magnitude of the repudiation, Democrats will gain new power in the lame-duck session of Congress as well. That session of the old Congress convenes next week. Before the Christmas adjournment, Congress will have just 20 legislative days to accomplish a great deal of work that the parties and the White House have deadlocked on […] Click here to view the original article at www.prospect.org Related articles: The Path Forward: Ideas Worth Fighting For – Center for American Progress Critics Contradict Trump: Aid to Israel Not Ending, but Moving to Pentagon in 2027 NDAA – The New American Analysis: The Democrats have one chance to extract concessions from Trump. Markets will hate it – CNBC Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio