Congress · 119th Congress
Kennedy’s push to find cause of autism divides Hill Republicans
↵↵For the first time ever, the 2026 Senate Labor-HHS appropriations report directed the NIH to ensure autism research includes profound autism.
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Policy · 119th Congress
After stalled health deal, voters want Congress to deliver
↵↵Lawmakers included a slate of restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers in the fiscal 2026 appropriations law enacted late last month.
Congress · 119th Congress
House members push for PBM changes, question Trump drug plan
Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., touted changes in the fiscal 2026 spending package enacted this month to improve pharmacy-benefit manager pricing transparency and reduce incentives for PBMs to promote higher-priced
Congress · 119th Congress
Sidelined last election, abortion returns to policy limelight
↵↵Related: Senators feel good about health deal, despite Hyde complications↵↵"Abandoning the most popular pro-life provision in history is a losing strategy, especially as we look toward the 2026 midterm
Campaigns · 119th Congress
These are the key Texas races for Congress in 2026
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.
Congress · 119th Congress
Automatic draft registration, recruiting tweaks included in NDAA
Young men are set to be automatically registered for the draft under the compromise version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act unveiled Sunday night.
Congress · 119th Congress
Democrats tee off on possible Treasury corporate tax move
For prior research investments made during the 2022 through 2024 period, the law enabled businesses to claim deferred deductions this year or across 2025 and 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
Defense contractors fight back against NDAA repair language
↵↵The issue is among the last unresolved matters facing House and Senate negotiators who aim to reconcile before December the House and Senate fiscal 2026 NDAAs.Â
Texas Republicans allege Smithsonian broke lobbying law on shuttle
approached the Senate Appropriations and Rules committees expressing opposition to the reconciliation law language and urging the House Appropriations Committee to include an amendment in the fiscal 2026
Rating change: Sununu’s entry boosts Republican chances in New Hampshire
Sununu announced a comeback bid in New Hampshire on Wednesday, boosting Republican chances of winning the seat near the core of the fight for Senate control in 2026.
In DC, candidates line up for a job with little power
Jamie Raskin, D-Md., told The Washington Post last week that "it’s become obvious that the great Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton can’t run in 2026 and everybody should give her some space to figure out
As Trump continues show of force, DC takes the fight to Congress
And House appropriators on Wednesday approved on party lines a fiscal 2026 Financial Services and General Government spending bill packed with policy riders to roll back D.C. policies related to everything
RNC Chair Michael Whatley announces Senate bid in North Carolina
With his entry into the Senate race, Whatley will try to keep North Carolina Republicans’ winning streak in statewide federal elections going into 2026.
In the Spotlight: Roger Wicker
The Mississippi Republican called the bill "a start," but rejected the notion that the administration’s proposed $1 trillion fiscal 2026 defense budget — a plan that hinges the bulk of its Defense Department
The Bernie Sanders tour puts California GOP on notice
And in doing so, Democrats hope, they’ll send a warning about the 2026 midterm elections long before any of those Republicans even has an opponent.
States want to move funds pulled from green projects to hard infrastructure
That bill, which expires in 2026, began as a typical surface transportation reauthorization bill but was greatly expanded by $550 billion in new spending.
Transportation pick Duffy soars through confirmation hearing
The current authorization, which was greatly expanded to become the 2021 infrastructure law, expires in 2026.
Future of Medicare drug price negotiations murky under Trump
The Biden administration said those negotiated prices, which take effect Jan. 1, 2026, would have saved Medicare $6 billion if they were in effect last year.
Scott eyes Banking gavel, NRSC if Republicans take Senate
Senate, then looks forward to growing the Republican majority in 2026."
Tax veterans see protracted standoff over expiring breaks
is being hailed as "Tax Super Bowl" — or, in some corners, "Tax Armageddon" — the growing possibility of divided government in Washington next year has some predicting the tax fight could stretch into 2026