Congress · 119th Congress
Legislative branch hearing sidesteps last year’s drama
The Congressional Budget Office is asking for a 2 percent increase in funding from fiscal 2026, or $1.5 million more.
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Campaigns · 119th Congress
Democratic candidates start 2026 with a fundraising bang
Money continued to flow as the midterm election year kicked off. Fundraising reports covering the first three months of the year show that it was a fruitful first quarter for many congressional candidates, with a handful of Senate hopefuls reporting eight-figure hauls and some House candidates surpassing the $2 million mark. Here are four takeaways […]
Congress · 119th Congress
TSA looks to privatize amid continued funding lapse woes
She said her agency, which still has not seen full-year fiscal 2026 funding, has been in “damage control mode” in the current fiscal year.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Ethically challenged
That creates what might best be described as a known unknown for the 2026 campaign cycle – if names of incumbents who wouldn’t generally be vulnerable to primary challenges or general election scrutiny
Congress · 119th Congress
Senators spurn budget request for NIH overhead cost cap
Congress rejected the idea in the fiscal 2026 spending cycle. Separately, federal courts have blocked agencies from installing such a cap.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Can Senate Republicans buck midterm history again?
Landscaping While the 2026 Senate map benefits the GOP, the landscape is not as good as it was in 2018, when Senate Republicans outperformed their House counterparts.
Congress · 119th Congress
Preserve, alter or end? Each proposed for family planning funds
The turmoil started on April 1, when the administration announced it had funded Title X grants for fiscal 2026, including grants to organizations like Planned Parenthood.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Iowa Democrats pursue ‘once in a generation opportunity’ amid farmer woes
Congress has also yet to pass a five-year farm bill to replace the legislation that expired in 2023; the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 awaits action on the House floor.
Congress · 119th Congress
CFTC bucks trend, seeks more money from Congress and proposes fees
The CFTC is requesting $410 million for fiscal 2027, an increase of $45 million, or 12 percent, from its enacted fiscal 2026 level.
Congress · 119th Congress
Victims of Camp Lejeune’s tainted water inch closer to amends
Then it became 2025 and now here we are in 2026. I’ve heard rumors of June 2026, but what technicality is going to come next to delay everything?”
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: Iran war powers and expulsion talk
The ball is currently in the House’s court after the Senate passed the most recent version of the fiscal 2026 funding bill on April 2.
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump could keep an acting attorney general for months
Any nominee for the permanent gig would face a different political landscape now — as the 2026 midterm elections draw nearer — than Bondi encountered on Capitol Hill in early 2025, as the new administration
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: A special runoff in Georgia
Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for election day. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter?
Policy · 119th Congress
‘Nobody answers’: The unraveling of a patient care research agency
HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon blamed the delay in issuing fiscal 2026 funds on the “Democratic-led shutdown along with the late passage of the minibus,” in reference to the votes to fund the department
White House · 119th Congress
Trump’s budget proposal for Interior seeks to make DC beautiful again
The budget, released Friday, calls for $15.9 billion for the department, a $2.3 billion decrease from the fiscal 2026 enacted level.
Policy · 119th Congress
Trump’s budget would boost defense and slash domestic programs
While the proposed cuts aren’t quite as steep as those the administration sought last year, Congress largely rejected those cuts in fiscal 2026 appropriations bills.
Congress · 119th Congress
Defense-focused Trump budget seeks to cut Democratic priorities
Congress largely rejected those cuts in its final fiscal 2026 appropriations laws.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate Democrats call on CMS to rein in Medicare Advantage abuses
MedPAC estimates that overpayments to Medicare Advantage could reach $76 billion in 2026 and $1.3 trillion over the next decade, all while seniors enrolled in the program receive worse care compared
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Operation Republican rescue
The count: 87 percent That’s the share of the 1.2 million individual itemized contributions to Democratic congressional candidates in the 2026 cycle that came by way of digital fundraising platform
Congress · 119th Congress
Lawmakers said they wanted to rein in their own stock trading. What happened?
leaders won over agitators on the Republican side with the promise of action on the milder so-called Stop Insider Trading Act, with Luna saying she was assured a floor vote within the first quarter of 2026