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At the Races: No end in sight
But the reality is that it’s October 2025, not October 2026, and it’s very possible this will all be ancient history by the midterm elections.
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DHS taps ‘big beautiful bill’ funding for Coast Guard paychecks
Those accounts make funding available for two fiscal years, which in this case would extend through Sept. 30, 2026.Â
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At the Races: Signs of the times
But Democrats in 2026 also are counting on working-class women who are building campaigns around economic populism rooted in humble origin stories. Primary challengers: Tennessee state Rep.
Trump feted by Cabinet members over ‘historic’ deal — on Gaza, not shutdown
Rather, with their federal agencies and departments running on skeleton staffs and lacking any fiscal 2026 funding, senior administration officials took their turns to hail Trump for a deal to end the
Are we at the beginning of the next civil war?
Why does it matter for the 2026 midterm elections? If Trump remains unpopular or has a poor job approval rating, Republicans’ majorities in Congress would be more at risk.
One win isn’t enough for Democrats in this year’s governor’s races
Mikie Sherrill and Republican former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, and trading New Jersey for Virginia wouldn’t build momentum for Democrats heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
Utah Legislature approves new congressional map following court order
Utah is just one of several states redrawing their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, but it differs from states such as Texas, California and Missouri because it’s court-ordered.Â
Vulnerable Maine Rep. Jared Golden draws primary challenger
Golden had previously been touted as a potential candidate for statewide office in 2026 but announced in May that he would seek reelection, saying the path for House Democrats to gain the majority ran
Trump open to bipartisan health care deal to end shutdown
Appropriations conference For Republicans, part of the conversation has always been about buying time to get fiscal 2026 appropriations bills done.
Shutdown drags on amid talk of side deals to get stopgap unstuck
Mike Rounds, R-S.D., referring to passing regular fiscal 2026 spending bills this month. Sen.
Shutdown to extend into next week as Trump readies budget knife
enhanced health insurance subsidies for coverage bought on government-run exchanges that expire at the end of the year, arguing it can’t wait because insurers are already locking in their premium rates for 2026
Both parties try to win the ‘blame game’ as government shutdown hits nation
Paul LePage in 2026, said that he supports extending the tax credits but that Republicans "have reasonable concerns about tax credits going to high-income households."
Inspector general websites disappear as government shuts down
R-Maine, and Grassley sent a letter questioning why the Trump administration has apparently failed to apportion funds for the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency for fiscal 2026
Bipartisan talks to end shutdown percolate in Senate
After 2026, the credits would phase down to their original, pre-pandemic parameters before Democrats’ 2021 expansion.
Amid court review, Trump says tariff revenue can aid farmers
But the Congressional Budget Office estimated in July that starting in fiscal 2026 the reconciliation law would use up its annual $30 billion borrowing cap to finance the law’s increased spending on commodity
Health insurance marketplace rate hikes top 20 percent in most states, Cantwell says
In many cases, insurers that provide marketplace plans are raising rates for 2026 to account for the possibility that subsidies will lapse.
White House tells agencies to prep mass layoffs for shutdown
Once fiscal 2026 appropriations are enacted, the memo says, agencies "should revise their RIFs as needed to retain the minimal number of employees necessary to carry out statutory functions."
Trump-Democrats meeting drama fuels risk of shutdown
Health insurance At the heart of the dispute is how to address the expiration of health insurance subsidies, a politically fraught issue for vulnerable Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms.
When a meme meets the midterms: 6-7 politics edition
started to criticize the youngsters from my middle-aged perch, I started to recognize 6-7 in my own world and realized that 6-7 provides a decent road map to analyze the fight for the House majority in 2026
Trump to meet with Democratic leaders ahead of shutdown deadline
But Democrats argue that with health insurers setting policy rates now, it will be too late to retroactively fix the problem for the 2026 plan year unless lawmakers act now.