US Senator-elect Sherrod Brown, Democrat from Ohio, walks to a new member orientation meeting for the 120th Congress, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on November 9, 2026. The US House of Representatives and Senate returned to session on Monday, with Republicans in control of the "lame duck" Congress until the end of 2026. Democrats will control the upcoming 120th Congress following their massive gains in the midterm elections in a nationwide rejection of President Donald Trump, set to put the brakes on the final two years of his presidency. The Democratic landslide will give the opposition power to block legislation, launch broad investigations into Trump's administration and thwart his judicial and senior government appointments. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: U.S. Sen.-elect Chris Pappas (D-NH) walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Newly elected members of the 120th Congress arrive for the first day of New Member Orientation after Democrats flipped both chambers in the midterm elections. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Newly elected members of the 120th Congress arrive for the first day of New Member Orientation after Democrats flipped both chambers in the midterm elections. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) speaks to a reporter as he walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Newly elected members of the 120th Congress arrive for the first day of New Member Orientation after Democrats flipped both chambers in the midterm elections. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: U.S. Sen.-elect Andy Barr (R-KY) walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Newly elected members of the 120th Congress arrive for the first day of New Member Orientation after Democrats flipped both chambers in the midterm elections. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: U.S. Sen Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Newly elected members of the 120th Congress arrive for the first day of New Member Orientation after Democrats flipped both chambers in the midterm elections. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: U.S. Sen.-elect Andy Barr (R-KY) walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Newly elected members of the 120th Congress arrive for the first day of New Member Orientation after Democrats flipped both chambers in the midterm elections. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 09: U.S. Sen.-elect Kurt Alme (R-MT) walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. Newly elected members of the 120th Congress arrive for the first day of New Member Orientation after Democrats flipped both chambers in the midterm elections. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)