After a chaotic Congress, lawmakers head home to ask voters: How about another term?

Congress is off for the campaign season. Now, lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative sessions in modern times are trying to persuade voters to keep them on the job. House Republicans led the tumult with endless battles over their House speaker. But the deeply divided Senate was not immune from the inaction, lumbering through a modest agenda. Taken together, the lack of big-ticket accomplishments is underscoring a volatile November election season, with control of Congress a toss-up. Former Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich says the new speaker, Mike Johnson, has an “almost impossible” job.