丽莎·马斯卡罗 华盛顿 —— 国会周一复会，面对的是一个变了样的华盛顿：民主党在中期选举中大败共和党，但唐纳德·特朗普总统尽管遭遇标志性的共和党惨败，却在政治威胁上加倍下注。
LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON — Congress returns Monday to a changed Washington , the Democrats having trounced Republicans in the midterm elections , but with President Donald Trump doubling down on his political threats despite the landmark GOP losses.
新当选议员周末抵达国会山，形成了一系列分屏时刻，折射出新的政治版图。数十名兴高采烈的民主党人带着家属和行李箱参加新议员培训，因本党横扫掌权而显得气势如虹。陆续到来的共和党人则沉着地谈论共和党面临的巨大挑战。
Newly elected lawmakers arrived on Capitol Hill over the weekend, creating a jumble of split-screen moments reflective of the new political landscape. Dozens of jubilant Democrats, families and suitcases in tow for freshman orientation, appeared emboldened by the party’s sweep of power . The trickle of Republicans coming in spoke soberly of the GOP’s vast challenges ahead.
“这个国家从海岸到海岸发出了明确信息，信息就是他们受够了发生的一切，” 当选众议员丹尼尔·比斯（民主党-伊利诺伊州）说。“他们受够了唐纳德·特朗普。他们受够了‘让美国再次伟大’。关键是，他们已准备好改变谁掌权，以及掌权者做什么。”
“This country sent a clear message from coast to coast, and that message is they’ve had enough of what’s gone on,” said Rep.-elect Daniel Biss, D-Ill. “They’ve had enough of Donald Trump. They’ve had enough of MAGA. And critically, they are ready to transform who holds power, and what they do with it.”
共和党当选众议员克里斯·斯蒂加尔（密苏里州）表示，显然选民发出了响亮的信息，“我希望作为新成员，能身处一线，摸索我们如何重新建立联系。”
Republican Rep.-elect Chris Stigall of Missouri said it’s clear that voters sent a loud message, “and I hope, as a new member, I can be on the ground level of figuring out how we can reconnect.”
他说，首先共和党需要明白经济尚未达到应有水平。“六美元一加仑的柴油，我可以告诉你，对我选区的农民来说，是颗难吞的苦药。” 但首先，是在新国会于2027年1月3日接管前，完成新旧交替。
For starters, he said, the GOP needs to understand that the economy is not where it needs to be. “Six-dollar diesel, I will tell you, for the farmers in my district, that is a tough pill to swallow.”But first, it’s out with the old before the new Congress takes over in January.
众参两院将开会短短六周，进行跛脚鸭冲刺，在共和党多数派地位终结前完成共和党议程，为2027年1月3日的权力交接铺路。领导层选举和政府拨款法案均为当前优先事项。
The House and Senate are in session for just six short weeks of a lame-duck sprint to finish up the Republican agenda before the GOP majorities come to an end, making way for the change of power on Jan. 3, 2027. Leadership elections and a government funding package are all priorities ahead.
首项议程预计将是一项决议，弹劾国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯，因其在五角大楼的领导表现。
One first order of business is expected to be a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegsethover his leadership at the Pentagon.
共和党众议员托马斯·马西在众议院共和党领导层反对的情况下推动弹劾决议向前发展，随着要求对赫格塞斯在伊朗战争中的责任追究声浪日益高涨，许多共和党人将该党在中期选举中的惨败归咎于这场战争。
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie pushed the impeachment resolution forward over the objections of House GOP leadership as momentum grows to hold Hegseth accountable for the Iran war, which many Republicans blame for the party’s midterm election wipeout.
众议院议长迈克·约翰逊曾试图在9月阻止对赫格塞斯的弹劾表决，并通过让议员们提前休会突然叫停了程序。
House Speaker Mike Johnson had tried to prevent a vote on Hegseth’s impeachment in September and abruptly halted proceedings by sending lawmakers home early.
但目前尚不清楚约翰逊（他与特朗普关系依然密切）现在是否能够减缓弹劾进程，除非他决定再次宣布休会。
But it’s unclear Johnson, who remains close to Trump, will be able to slow the drive for impeachment now, unless he decides to adjourn the chamber again.
特朗普在周日晚间飞回华盛顿前，在佛罗里达住所度过周末后，向记者为赫格塞斯辩护。
Trump defended Hegseth to reporters on Sunday night before he flew back to Washington after spending the weekend at his Florida home.
“他在基本上两件事上有罪，赢了两场战争，”特朗普说。“我认为我们拯救了中东和以色列。要说让我们弹劾一个做了这件事的人，实在很难。” 预计民主党人将广泛支持该弹劾决议，且一些共和党人已表示可能加入他们。
“He’s guilty of two things, basically winning two wars,” Trump said. “I believe we saved the Middle East and Israel combined. And it’s awfully hard to say let’s impeach somebody who did that.”Democrats are expected to widely support the impeachment resolution and a number of Republicans have signaled they could join them.
“我坚定支持赫格塞斯决议，”众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯周日在ABC节目上表示。
“I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,” House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday on ABC.
杰弗里斯说，是时候让赫格塞斯离职了，这位部长“滥用职权，破坏了我们的国家安全，并策划了这场鲁莽且代价高昂的对伊朗选择性战争。” 本周国会大厦内预计将挤满新旧议员，新当选议员参加入职培训，而卸任议员开始清理办公室。
Jeffries said it’s time for Hegseth to go, and that the secretary “has abused his power, undermined our national security and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran.”The halls of the Capitol are expected to swell this week with the collision of incoming and outgoing lawmakers, as the newcomers attend orientation sessions while the retiring lawmakers start to clear out.
与此同时，特朗普任命白宫高级助手斯蒂芬·米勒——这位白宫国内政策议程的大部分强硬右翼设计师——为新任幕僚长。米勒将于周一上任，预计这将标志着与国会更直接对抗的开始。
At the same time, Trump has tapped top aide Stephen Miller , the hard-right architect of much of the White House’s domestic policy agenda, as his new chief of staff. Miller takes the helm Monday in what is expected to be the start of a more direct confrontation with the Congress.
众议院和参议院的共和党人都计划本周在闭门会议上举行领导层选举，这些会议可能演变成互相指责、追究选举失利责任的场面。
Republicans in both the House and Senate are planning to hold their leadership elections this week in closed-door meetings that could end up being blame-casting sessions about what went wrong in the elections.
众议院共和党人正为一场激烈的领导层争夺战做准备，此前约翰逊决定退出，由此引发了排名第二的共和党人、来自路易斯安那州的众议员史蒂夫·斯卡利斯与来自俄亥俄州的众议员吉姆·乔丹之间的对决。乔丹是一位好斗的前摔跤教练，与强硬派保守派结盟。
House Republicans are bracing for a contentious leadership battle after Johnson decided to step aside , setting up a showdown between the No. 2 Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the brawling former wrestling coach allied with the hard-right conservatives.
三年前，这两人在竞逐众议院议长时曾发生过冲突，但均未能赢得共和党普通议员的足够支持，从而为约翰逊的崛起铺平了道路。随着众议院共和党席位如今缩水，议员们可能寻求对领导层进行彻底变革。
The two men had confronted one another when trying to become House speaker three years ago , but neither was able to win enough support from the Republican rank and file, leading to Johnson’s rise. With the House Republican numbers now shrunken, lawmakers could seek wholesale change in leadership.
在参议院，多数党领袖约翰·图恩预计将保住共和党领袖职位，尽管将处于少数党地位，因为民主党翻转了共和党把持的席位，包括在得克萨斯州和堪萨斯州取得的里程碑式胜利。
In the Senate, Majority Leader John Thune is expected to retain his job as Republican leader, though in the minority as Democrats flipped Republican-held seats, including milestone wins in Texas and Kansas .
民主党预计将在本月晚些时候举行选举。至少两名民主党人——当选参议员阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（密歇根州）和当选参议员亚当·汉密尔顿（堪萨斯州）——拒绝公开支持参议院民主党领袖查克·舒默竞逐多数党领袖一职，但目前尚无竞争对手出现。
Democrats are expected to hold their elections later this month. At least two Democrats — Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan and Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton of Kansas — have declined to publicly support Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s bid to be the majority leader, but no challenger for the job has emerged.
汉密尔顿周日在CNN节目中说：“我认为我们需要一位能够团结我们的人，一位能够——一位能够为我们的工作带来新思路的人。”
“I think we need somebody who’s going to bring us together and somebody who’s going to -- somebody who’s going to come with fresh ideas to what we’re doing,” Hamilton said Sunday on CNN.
杰弗里斯有望创造历史，成为美国首位黑人众议院议长，但面临党内左翼声音的质疑。
Jeffries, who is on track to make history as the nation’s first Black speaker of the House, faces skepticism from voices in the party’s left wing.
众议员格雷格·卡萨尔（民主党-得克萨斯州），国会进步核心小组主席，周日在国会山新闻发布会上表示，身旁站着新当选的议员，其中包括几位来自美国民主社会主义者组织的成员。他说：“这里的每一位成员都将投出他们个人的选票。”
“Every single member here is going to have their individual vote,” said Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, chairman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus at a Capitol press conference Sunday, flanked by newly elected lawmakers, including a handful from the Democratic Socialists of America.
“我们今天在新议员培训中讨论的不是任何个人，而是政策，”卡萨尔说。“我们如何设定一条进步的前进道路。”共和党多数派曾对在会期最后几周通过立法以确保党内优先事项寄予厚望，但这些计划现在似乎成疑。
“What we talked about at orientation today was not about any individual person, but about policy,” Casar said. “How we set a progressive path forward.”The Republican majority had high hopes for a legislative run to secure party priorities in the final weeks of the session, but those plans now seem doubtful.
国会仍需在12月中旬前为政府提供资金，否则若资金断裂将面临另一次联邦政府停摆的风险。
Congress still needs to fund the government by mid-December or risk another federal shutdown if the money lapses.
国会还希望通过年度国防授权法案，该法案为五角大楼设定政策并为部队加薪，自二战以来几乎每年都获国会通过。但今年，国防法案因进步派施压要求削减伊朗战争经费和对以色列在加沙战争中的军事援助而陷入纠葛。
It also hopes to pass the annual defense bill, which sets policy for the Pentagon and delivers pay-raises for the troops, and has been approved by Congress essentially every year since World War II. But this year, the defense package is tangled over progressive pressure to cut money for the Iran war and military aid to Israel over the war on Gaza.
参议院希望周一启动投票，审议加快新能源基础设施项目许可审查的立法。特朗普周日在社交媒体发文推动参议员采取行动。
The Senate hopes Monday to launch votes on legislation to speed permitting reviews for new energy infrastructure projects. Trump in a social media post Sunday pushed senators to act.
此外，参议院面临压力，须在共和党于1月失去对参议院的控制权前，迅速确认特朗普提名的法官人选。
And there is pressure on the Senate to swiftly confirm Trump’s judicial nominees before Republicans lose control of the chamber in January.