The 119th Congress began with Republicans controlling the White House and both chambers, but its legislative window is closing before the November midterm elections. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) adjourned the House, while the Senate has roughly two weeks remaining and faces gridlock over conservative priorities as rising gas prices, the unresolved Iran war and worsening polling threaten the Republican majority. The Senate is scheduled to debate a bipartisan college-sports overhaul, but lawmakers have no firm plan beyond it. Unresolved measures include the SAVE America Act, additional reconciliation legislation, the Clarity Act, Section 702 reauthorization, national-security bills and a permanent Planned Parenthood funding restriction. Conservatives will continue pressing their agenda during the lame-duck session, while Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is urging Republicans to advance anti-abortion policies, including restrictions on mifepristone, and says he is not seeking a 2028 presidential campaign.