House GOP group wants to pump brakes on big spending cuts
The letter was signed by seven other Republicans — including five eligible to vote on the House floor — and including some likely to face tough races in 2026.
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Tina Smith will not seek reelection in 2026
Democrats already face a difficult Senate map for 2026.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Talkin’ ’bout a Resolution
She is the first former Biden Cabinet secretary to formally announce a 2026 campaign, but at least two others are considering bids.
House budget blueprint ready for close-up amid GOP ‘angst’
Details As currently drafted, the blueprint calls for raising the $36.1 trillion debt limit by $4 trillion, which could put off the next battle over the federal borrowing cap until after the 2026 midterms
Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announces run for New Mexico governor
She is the first former Biden Cabinet secretary to formally announce a 2026 campaign, but at least two others are considering bids.
House GOP preps all-in-one budget blueprint for committee vote
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.
GOP senators fall in line behind Trump’s nominees, even the contentious ones
Jon Ossoff, perhaps the most vulnerable Democratic senator facing reelection in 2026, voted to support two of Trump’s nominees, although he didn’t vote on four nominees whom some other swing-state Democrats
Voting in House dipped in 2024 as several members dealt with health issues
Prior to winning a 12th term last fall, the Tucson-area congressman announced that he would not run for reelection in 2026.
Graham unveils budget blueprint ahead of markup next week
Senate Republicans are aiming for a second budget resolution, starting with fiscal 2026, later this year that would contain reconciliation instructions for the expected tax package.
Key GOP vote on RFK Jr. faces high-stakes primary
Kennedy Jr. faces a clear path forward to a full Senate confirmation thanks in large part to a key yes vote from a GOP physician-senator facing a 2026 primary challenge.
Vulnerable lawmakers begin 2026 cycle with modest war chests
Senators facing the most competitive reelection fights on the initial 2026 battleground map are mostly beginning the cycle with modest war chests that are likely to grow as they transition into campaign
Trump’s tariffs, nominees and budget plans dominate Congress this week
Because we’ve got a tough … mid-presidential year election coming up in 2026, and we cannot lose the House or the Senate, because then the president will be dead in the water."
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Democrats take a stand
Martin Heinrich, a fellow Democrat, announced he was passing on a 2026 gubernatorial run.
Hill Democrats largely stay on sidelines as party decides on new national chair
including most members of Congress, have refrained from publicly weighing in on a contest that could set the party’s course as it navigates the Trump era and shapes its messaging in the run-up to the 2026
Trump executive order targets transgender care
The document calls on changing relevant provisions in Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits plans for 2026 Plan Year so that coverage can exclude pediatric gender-affirming
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: March for Life brings abortion votes
Haley Stevens, the new chair of the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, sees her group of center-left Democrats as key to winning control of the House in 2026.Â
‘DOGE’ formally established under White House
DOGE Service Temporary Organization" would be created — using authorities granted nearly 25 years ago — that would sunset on July 4, 2026, the same date the original, unofficial DOGE was scheduled to expire
Republicans hold all the keys as second Trump term begins
They will need to do that soon, since the 2026 midterm elections are approaching more quickly than you think.
Trump inauguration: ‘American carnage’ gets a fresh coat of paint
Political observers say he has less than two years to accomplish most of his campaign promises, with congressional midterm elections — that traditionally have favored the party out of power — due in November 2026
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will succeed JD Vance in Senate
Husted’s appointment would run through November 2026, when a special election will be held for the final two years of Vance’s term.