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What to Expect as the New 116th Congress Gets Underway

Political Theater, Episode 50

The Capitol will be a changed place as the 116th Congress gets underway. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
The Capitol will be a changed place as the 116th Congress gets underway. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

If it’s a new year in an odd-numbered year, then you’ve got yourself a new Congress. As the 116th Congress is sworn in, things are going to look and operate differently: A record number of women in the House and Senate, new ethics rules, divided government, maybe even hats on the House floor! Also, amid it all, the 2020 presidential race is already well underway. Roll Call staff writer Katherine Tully-McManus breaks down the biggest changes for Political Theater. 

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