Congress · 119th Congress
Congress leaves for Christmas, closes the books on 2025
↵↵But the aspiration of Thune and Senate Republican appropriators to get the ball rolling on a package of fiscal 2026 spending bills was not to be.
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↵↵But the aspiration of Thune and Senate Republican appropriators to get the ball rolling on a package of fiscal 2026 spending bills was not to be.
Trump will be an active presence on the campaign trail in 2026, his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, recently told conservative online talk show "The Mom View."↵↵But is the magic still there?
For years, funding has been consistent at around $550 million per year, though both chambers in their fiscal 2026 bills have proposed cuts. Â
ANALYSIS — With less than a year to go, the 2026 midterm elections are at a crossroads.Â
The Senate on Wednesday easily cleared the fiscal 2026 defense authorization, readying the mammoth $900.6 billion measure for a presidential signature.Â
'Year for Main Street'↵↵Still, Trump and top administration officials say their plans for 2026 will be even bigger than what has gone down this year.Â
↵↵"Get a few new tattoos," he replied when asked about his plans for 2026. "I've always got more coming."Â
↵↵The 2026 midterm elections will also feature a growing cast of Democratic contenders who studied theology, or serve as members of the clergy, including Trone Garriott, Schultz and Talarico.
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
congressman whose Fort Worth-based district was significantly reconfigured in the state Republican-led redistricting effort, will now focus on his congressional work until his planned retirement at the end of 2026
The funding package that was approved included three of the 12 regular fiscal 2026 spending bills, while Congress punted the deadlines for the remaining bills to the end of January.
↵↵"People ask me all the time, 'What are you hoping for in 2026 that will be the legacy of this celebration?'
↵↵House Republican leaders released draft legislation Friday afternoon consisting of a package of health proposals aimed at reducing health care costs in 2026, aiming to lay down a marker ahead of the
Eisenhower Executive Office Building, withdrew its motion Friday, saying it accepted assurances from the General Services Administration that it wouldn't take any steps regarding the building before March 1, 2026
↵↵Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and ranking member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., want Congress to delete a provision in the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act that they say would undermine safety
​House Republican leaders released draft legislation Friday consisting of a package of health proposals aimed at reducing health care costs in 2026, setting up a possible floor vote this week.
provision authored by Washington Democrat Marilyn Strickland that would ensure U.S. military bases not be named after Confederate officers was stripped out of the final compromise version of the fiscal 2026
↵↵"Americans can also expect another boost to their bank accounts in the months ahead as 2026 tax refund season is upon us after the holidays, and it's projected to be the largest ever thanks to President
↵↵As the fiscal 2026 bill edges closer to enactment, one of the few last-minute controversies shadowing it concerns whether the measure goes far enough to restrict military aircraft operations in close
↵↵The House-Senate compromise NDAA for fiscal 2026, which the Senate hopes to clear next week, would authorize spending $400 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which pays for new U.S