From the Left · Read · November 6, 2026
Nov 9 · Congress returns for a lame duck session after the midterms, with a Dec. 11 funding deadline and leadership races
CBS News: CBS details the leadership races, Ron Johnson's push to delay them and the Dec. 11 funding fight.
Grade B (84/100). Article: CBS News on Congress returning for the lame duck
Lehrer score 84/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Sen. Ron Johnson, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. James Comer and Sen. John Thune quoted by name; +3 primary document linked or cited (filing, ruling, data release, statement): Johnson's letter to Sen. Tom Cotton quoted; +4 other side quoted or given its response: Democrat DeLauro and Republicans Johnson and Thune both heard; +2 context: background or what came before: "The initial deadline to fund the government was Sept. 30"; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "last week's electoral bloodbath for the party" in its own voice; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): "the GOP's crippling losses" in its own voice; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): "the unpopular conflict" in its own voice). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
What we checked: "last week's electoral bloodbath for the party" in its own voice; "the GOP's crippling losses" in its own voice; "the unpopular conflict" in its own voice
Splits: Article: CBS News on Congress returning for the lame duck
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