“Defeated Republicans Return to Washington With 55 Days Left and a Long Wish List; Hegseth’s fate, judicial confirmations, military spending, leadership elections on agenda”: Richard Rubin and Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And in commentary, Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Needed: a Lame Duck Congress That Isn’t Lame; The GOP may have its last chance in years to pass its priorities.”

“Justice Dept. Mulled Naming The Times as Conspirator in Comey Leak Case; It remains unclear how the Justice Department might proceed; The move would be a major escalation of the Trump administration’s recent attacks against the news media”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

“Supreme Court case could end lawsuits against federal agents like ICE; In recent decades, the high court has severely limited the ability to sue a federal officer for constitutional violations; The justices could completely close the door”: Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“Democracy Needs Room for Religious Difference”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Trump’s D.C. Construction Blitz May Be About to Get Tougher; The president has bulldozed through obstacles as he has sought to remake the face of Washington; But newly empowered Democrats and angry judges are setting up a high-stakes showdown”: Luke Broadwater and Emily Badger of The New York Times have this report.

“Democratic attorney general wins could reshape US lawsuits on abortion, immigration and more”: Mike Scarcella and Daniel Wiessner of Reuters have this report.

“For Trump and America, a Clear Election Verdict Leaves a Murky Future; As Americans absorb a stunning new political reality, they face a gap between the time they effectively decided to be done with the president and the time he is actually done”: Peter Baker of The New York Times has this news analysis.

“Breaking the Decade-Long Trump Fever; The President’s unique brand of lurid authoritarianism has finally lost appeal, and he has lost the plot”: David Remnick has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Montana GOP, Conservative Groups Challenge New Dark Money Ban”: Mike Leonard of Bloomberg Law has this report.