# The New 2027 Congress

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 4, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-2027-congress/1034394 "2026-11-04T06:07:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-2027-congress/1034394/66 "2026-11-06T05:59:21Z")

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And Marcia Blackburn has confirmed that Pete Hegseth will NOT be going to the Senate, as all of her former Senate colleagues have desperately pleaded with her to do for the last week.  
🎉  
(OK, that second bit has not been publicly confirmed, but you know it’s true)

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