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Advocates of state preemption, including Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz, R-Texas, fell short last year on attaching preemption to the GOP budget reconciliation law or the fiscal 2026 defense policy law
Photos of the week | January 30-February 5, 2026 - Photos Of The Week DHS funding and a new member of Congress were just a couple of the highlights in and around the Capitol. Here are images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.
She's the fourth incumbent senator to launch a 2026 gubernatorial campaign, joining fellow Democrat Michael Bennet of Colorado and Republicans Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee
"We live in 2026."↵↵Rasmussen, who was in Washington for initial but brief negotiations with the White House last week, welcomed Trump stating clearly that U.S. military action was off the table.
↵↵"Get a few new tattoos," he replied when asked about his plans for 2026. "I've always got more coming."Â
↵↵The outcome has encouraged Democrats, who argue it's a sign that the 2026 battleground is expanding.Â
But his relatively modest margin of victory Tuesday will likely fuel Democratic optimism heading into the 2026 midterms.↵↵Van Epps was leading Democratic state Rep.
Republican Matt Van Epps and Democrat Aftyn Behn face off in Tuesday's special election for Tennessee's 7th District.
A top Democratic super PAC is making a major investment into an upcoming Tennessee special election, seeking to make a statement ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.Â
Now, every House Democrat incumbent and candidate will co-own Mamdani’s disastrous record in the 2026 midterms," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a statement Tuesday after the race was called.
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, center, seen here at last year's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, is running for Congress in 2026.
But Cassidy, a gastroenterologist by training who is facing a high-stakes reelection in 2026, questioned Trump’s assertions.
With her announcement Wednesday, Blackburn becomes the third senator seeking to leave the chamber for their state’s governor’s mansion in 2026.
Jon Ossoff in one of the most-watched contests of 2026.
Democrats were critical of the fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch spending measure proposed by House Republicans, which would keep MRA funding flat.
House Energy-Water Appropriations Chair Chuck Fleischmann told Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday that he wanted to see more money in fiscal 2026 for the Office of Science, a sharp contrast to
House Democrats are flipping MI-10 in 2026," said CJ Warnke, a spokesman for House Majority PAC, a super PAC with ties to House Democratic leadership.Â
The Senate plan is to take up a separate fiscal 2026 budget resolution after the initial reconciliation package is signed into law that would lay the groundwork for the more complex tax bill.
"They don’t really take you seriously in the Senate until you’ve been there a few decades," said Strauss, who’s next up for election in 2026.
The most recent regulations known as the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards were set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last year at 49.1 miles per gallon for model year 2026,