Congress returns to funding deadlines, farm bill and leadership questions

NBC News looks beyond Democrats' midterm gains to the unfinished work facing lawmakers before the new Congress takes office.

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Why this story? One of NBC News's most watched videos since yesterday, with 233,466 views.

Congress returns with Democrats feeling ‘very empowered’ after midterm blue wave

Government funding and the farm bill are still on Congress's to-do list, even as the midterm results reshape Washington's political calculations. NBC News' Meet the Press NOW report turns from the election outcome to what lawmakers might accomplish in the remaining lame-duck session.

White House correspondent Kelly O'Donnell identifies permitting legislation as a possible area for bipartisan cooperation. On Capitol Hill, Sahil Kapur describes Democrats as newly confident, but sets that changed atmosphere alongside a practical checklist of legislation and party leadership decisions.

The leadership questions reach both sides of the Senate. Kapur reports resistance from conservative Republicans over the timing of leadership elections involving John Thune, while Democrats discuss Chuck Schumer's future and Chris Van Hollen's name enters the conversation.

Cooperation is only part of the picture. The segment also examines the administration's response to prospective congressional investigations. In a CNN interview excerpt, Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department's role includes representing executive branch officials brought before Congress.

Immigration presents another difficulty. Julia Ainsley examines whether bipartisan discussions are feasible with Stephen Miller becoming White House chief of staff, while the report pairs Trump's acknowledgment that enforcement might have been too tough with Hakeem Jeffries' rejection of working with Miller.

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The numbers

The NBC News segment drew roughly 233,000 views since yesterday, the most among the network's new uploads.

subscribers

12,200,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

10,765,456,972

views per day

4,718,817

typical day: 6,526,373

the video

views

233,466

likes

1,010

comments

137

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Fox News

15,600,000

Inside Edition

13,800,000

Vox

12,700,000

NBC News

12,200,000

MS NOW

10,100,000

Sky News

9,400,000

As of November 10, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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