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↵↵The testimony comes just over a month into the 2026 tax filing season, which has been marked by the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the IRS workforce despite all the new tax code changes from
↵↵Political theater: Mary Ellen joined Roll Call Editor-in-Chief Jason Dick on the Political Theater podcast to discuss the news-heavy first few weeks of 2026 and which stories could be meaningful in November
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has acknowledged the difficulty, calling health care "a very complicated issue" while adding that there is "much more to come … to bring down the cost of health care" in early 2026
As we approach the 2026 midterms, here's a look back at the big campaign moments of the past year: Democrats sweep the governors' races↵↵Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, both members of
Democrats have added the seat to their 2026 target list, with Bexar County Sheriff's deputy Johnny Garcia and Marine veteran John Lira vying for the party nod.
↵↵Brown was nominated to the board by President Joe Biden for a term set to end December 2026. The Senate confirmed his nomination in 2024.↵↵Brown's case in the U.S.
The battle for the House is shaping up to be the centerpiece of the 2026 midterms.
House Republicans — Zach Nunn in the Des Moines-centered 3rd District and Ashley Hinson in northeast Iowa’s 2nd District — are on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s initial target list for 2026
Rosa DeLauro, the ranking member of the full Appropriations Committee, sought to drill down on the fiscal 2026 budget request’s shipyard investments.
The headline committee action for the week is Tuesday’s kickoff of the regular appropriations markup process for fiscal 2026.
Moderates in the Senate such as Maine’s Susan Collins, who is on the ballot in 2026, and even some red-state conservatives such as Missouri’s Josh Hawley have raised alarms over the measure’s proposed
it would do, if signed into law. ’Truth will come out’ The world’s richest man on Thursday showed no signs of going down without a rhetorical fight, appearing to take aim at Republicans ahead of the 2026
While voters have expressed general concerns about the national debt and deficit, the change of heart on the CBO from some Republicans is unlikely to be the biggest issue of the 2026 midterm elections.
the next phase of its plans to downsize the federal government, submitting a formal request to Congress to take back unspent funds in out-of-favor areas and fleshing out the president’s "skinny" fiscal 2026
"Now that vulnerable Republicans are on the record voting for it, this betrayal of the American people will cost them their jobs in the midterms and Republicans the House Majority come 2026," Washington
Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee, McMahon offered sparse details when pressed about cuts that have already been implemented, as well as the Trump administration’s so-called "skinny" budget request for fiscal 2026
And House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, urged House appropriators to consider using the fiscal 2026 appropriation process to address the use of nationwide injunctions.
Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois announced Wednesday morning that he is running for Senate in 2026. The seat is opening up with the planned retirement of Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill.
The $119 billion boost to defense is entirely offset by equal cuts to nondefense programs in fiscal 2026, amounting to a nearly 17 percent reduction on average, keeping overall agency budgets flat at a
Kirsten Gillibrand, who leads Senate Democrats’ campaign arm for the 2026 cycle, contended in a Tuesday fundraising email that the president’s first 100 days back in office showed "we literally can’t afford