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At the Races: Deck the House with boughs of chaos
Trump allies have been leaning heavily into primary threats as we gear up for the 2026 election cycle.
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Trump allies have been leaning heavily into primary threats as we gear up for the 2026 election cycle.
Martin Heinrich declined to say whether he might run for governor in 2026 to succeed term-limited fellow Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham.
Starting gate 2026 is here: We’re only a month removed from this year’s elections, but Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has already drawn a challenger for 2026. Former Rep.
Ro Khanna said he expected much of the party’s messaging ahead of the 2026 midterms to come from Capitol Hill, rather than the DNC.Â
Ron DeSantis a chance to pick a replacement to fill the seat until a 2026 special election. CBS News reports that James Uthmeier, DeSantis’ chief of staff, Lt. Gov.
ICYMI It’s 2026 somewhere: The crypto-backed political network Fairshake and its affiliated super PACs announced this week they have already secured $78 million for the 2026 midterm elections.
Tim Scott, R-S.C., appears to be gearing up for a run to lead the NRSC into the 2026 midterms.
Kirsten Gillibrand is seeking to helm the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm for the 2026 cycle, Axios reports. Gillibrand is up for reelection this year, and the committee’s current chair, Sen.
They aren’t on the Young Guns list after the GOP-controlled legislature redrew the state’s map and incumbents Wiley Nickel and Jeff Jackson decided to run for Senate (in 2026) and attorney general instead
Justin Sink of Bloomberg News was unopposed for an at-large seat, and he will be in line to be the 2026-27 president of the WHCA.
Lindsey Graham in 2026. The count: 863 That’s the number of valid signatures — and fewer than the 1,000 needed to get on the ballot — turned in by former Michigan state Sen.
Eyes on 26: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a former Democratic House member, is considering running for governor of California in 2026. Florida comeback: Former Rep.
Wiley Nickel joined that party on Thursday morning, announcing a 2026 Senate campaign instead.
The only senator older than Biden whose term is up next year is Vermont independent Bernie Sanders, who is 81 and about seven months older than McConnell, R-Ky., whose term is up in 2026.
Barbara Comstock told Mary Ellen at the Principles First Summit that Republicans planning to run in suburbs should wait until 2026 if Trump is on the ballot.
To keep the seat, Ricketts will have to run in 2024 to serve the remainder of Sasse’s term, and then again in 2026 if he wants a full six-year term.