Campaigns · 119th Congress
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington announces retirement
Republican Rep. Jodey C. Arrington of Texas won’t seek reelection in 2026, closing out a tumultuous run as House Budget chairman.
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Congress · 119th Congress
GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill
Senate appropriators Sunday unveiled a roughly $7.3 billion draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, part of a three-bill package that could be paired with a stopgap spending measure in
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Democratic opposition to Senate deal runs party’s ideological gamut
None of the eight is up for reelection in 2026, while Durbin and Shaheen are both retiring. ↵↵Ossoff's "no" vote drew swift criticism from Republicans.
Congress · 119th Congress
Deal to end government shutdown advances in Senate
↵↵The final fiscal 2026 Military Construction-VA bill takes care of that toxic exposure fund through Sept. 30, with about $50 billion added for that purpose, but does not fund fiscal 2027 benefits.
Congress · 119th Congress
‘Blocked, ruined, canceled’: Trump hosts Hungary’s Orban as shutdown rolls on
↵↵If Trump has a legislative strategy for the 12-month run to the 2026 midterm elections, he and his team have done a bang-up job camouflaging it.
Congress · 119th Congress
Republicans denounce new Democratic offer to end shutdown
↵↵The top four leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees met Friday to try to put the finishing touches on a package of three fiscal 2026 bills that have been in the works for weeks: the
Campaigns · 119th Congress
The most vulnerable senators of 2026, a year out from Election Day
↵↵A year out from Election Day, Georgia's Jon Ossoff, a Democrat seeking his second term, and Maine's Susan Collins, a Republican seeking her sixth, top our list of the most vulnerable senators of 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
Addiction, mental health agency eviscerated under Trump
That's after Congress rejected such a plan as committees put together fiscal 2026 spending bills that have yet to become law.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate measure would support limits on AI chip sales to China
↵↵The Senate-passed fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill includes a provision that would require companies selling AI chips to give first-refusal rights to American buyers before selling the chips to
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Goodbye, Madam Speaker. Hello, Mayor Mamdani.
↵↵Election reverberations: Democrats claimed the momentum after their victories Tuesday as they seek to build on Spanberger's and Sherrill's winning economic messaging going into the 2026 midterms.
Opinion · 119th Congress
This election was the wakeup call Republicans needed for 2026
↵↵Based on exit polls as of Wednesday afternoon, here are five factors that were in play that Republicans need to understand going into the 2026 midterms. 1) Independents↵↵Republicans' loss of independents
Campaigns · 119th Congress
It’s Calvert vs. Kim in redrawn Southern California district
↵↵Calvert's 2026 race is one of several pivotal contests that could affect who sits on the Pentagon spending panel, which controls roughly half the appropriations Congress provides each year.Â
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Democratic wins ignite questions about Trump’s midterm coattails
"I do actually wonder if Trump will be even more of a drag in 2026 —the reason is that perceptions of the economy were better eight years ago than they are now."
Campaigns · 119th Congress
12 things I think I think after Tuesday’s elections
Republicans still have the advantage to hold the Senate in 2026 ↵↵Despite Democrats' sweeping gains this year, it's not immediately clear whether they'll be able to win in Republican-leaning states such
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Democrats see path back to power after Tuesday’s sweeping victories
↵↵"These victories are replicable in 2026 if Democrats continue to put forward a proactive and relentless campaign focused on how we can lower costs and make Americans' lives more affordable," the memo
The 10 most vulnerable House members, a year out from 2026 elections
With a year to go before the midterm elections, the defining political issue of 2026 is still not certain.
California voters approve ballot measure to green-light new congressional map
"California voters have sent a strong and clear message that they will not stand by while Republicans try to rig the 2026 election," Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Suzan DelBene of Washington
Maryland governor announces formation of redistricting commission
Already this year, several GOP-led states have redrawn their congressional maps at President Donald Trump’s urging to help House Republicans pick up seats in 2026 and maintain their narrow majority.
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill wins governor’s race in New Jersey
A Ciattarelli win could have been a harbinger of trouble for Democrats nationally in 2026, but he ultimately ran significantly behind his margins against Murphy in 2021.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger elected Virginia governor
Laura Kelly, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, called the Virginia result "a resounding rejection of Donald Trump’s chaos and a warning sign to all Republican politicians running in 2026