Joni Ernst announces she won’t seek reelection in 2026
After a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection, I will not be seeking reelection in 2026," Ernst said in a video posted Tuesday on her social media accounts.
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Back from recess, Senate turns to defense while House looks to get back to business
Senators start Tuesday afternoon with a procedural vote to limit debate on taking up the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill, one of the pieces of must-pass legislation on the fall agenda.
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At the Races: Going low
Starting gate Beehive boundaries: A Utah judge this week tossed the state’s congressional maps and directed its legislature to enact new lines for the 2026 midterm cycle that comply with the requirements
The 10 most evenly divided districts in the country
ANALYSIS — The core of the House battleground is as evenly divided as the fight for the majority in 2026.
Democrat Lloyd Doggett won’t seek reelection if courts don’t overturn Texas redistricting
Doggett is the second member of the Texas delegation to signal alternative plans for the 2026 midterms: Republican Rep.
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At the Races: Maps mania
The focus on redistricting is set to move next to Ohio, where Republicans will hold major sway over a new map for 2026 that has been long expected. “The path to winning back the U.S.
Texas Republicans advance map targeting Democratic House seats
The Republican-led Texas Legislature moved forward Wednesday on a congressional redistricting plan intended to target Democrat-held seats, a mid-decade partisan gerrymandering push ahead of the 2026 midterm
White House changes course after Trump vows executive order to ‘end’ mail-in voting
"WE WILL BEGIN THIS EFFORT, WHICH WILL BE STRONGLY OPPOSED BY THE DEMOCRATS BECAUSE THEY CHEAT AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, by signing an EXECUTIVE ORDER to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections
Sherrod Brown launches Senate comeback bid in Ohio
Republicans head into the 2026 midterm elections holding 53 seats in the chamber.
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At the Races: Reeling in the recruits
Senate Democrats are making strides toward recruiting who they believe are some of their best possible candidates for 2026, which should make key races more competitive — or at least more expensive
Trump willing to meet with Democrats before shutdown deadline
A continuing resolution or some kind of fiscal 2026 spending legislation would need 60 votes in that chamber; Republicans have fewer than that with 53 seats and the vote of Vice President JD Vance.Â
Ohio Senate: Brown decision shifts race out of Solid Republican
Jon Husted in the 2026 Ohio Senate race, according to Jeremy Pelzer of Cleveland.com.
Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn is running for governor
With her announcement Wednesday, Blackburn becomes the third senator seeking to leave the chamber for their state’s governor’s mansion in 2026.
Des Moines school board chair Norris enters Iowa Senate race
On the Republican side, Ernst has not yet formally announced whether she is running for reelection in 2026, leading to some speculation that she may retire. Inside Elections with Nathan L.
Senators begin recess after giving up on nominations deal
Intense bipartisan discussions began while senators were dual-tracking the $188 billion fiscal 2026 appropriations package that passed late Friday, the other outstanding piece of business that had been
These states could redraw their House maps before the 2026 elections
Gavin Newsom has spoken openly about the prospects of redrawing his state’s congressional lines in an effort to blunt the effects of the new Texas maps on the 2026 landscape.
First three fiscal 2026 appropriations bills pass Senate
The Senate passed its first package of fiscal 2026 spending bills Friday, making up for lost time in the long-delayed appropriations process before preparing to head out of town for a monthlong August
Are prices up or down? Parsing misleading claims by Trump and Democrats
average price of electricity, which Trump has singled out as a priority, has risen about 6 percent between January and June and is projected to continue increasing faster than the rate of inflation through 2026
Republicans, appropriators dominate House earmarks
ANALYSIS — House Republicans have sprinkled their fiscal 2026 appropriations bills with more home-district projects than they did last year though with slightly fewer funds allocated to earmarks overall
Danny Davis won’t seek reelection in 2026
Illinois Rep. Danny K. Davis is announcing Thursday that he will not seek another term.