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At the Races: Signs of the times
But Democrats in 2026 also are counting on working-class women who are building campaigns around economic populism rooted in humble origin stories. Primary challengers: Tennessee state Rep.
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Trump feted by Cabinet members over ‘historic’ deal — on Gaza, not shutdown
Rather, with their federal agencies and departments running on skeleton staffs and lacking any fiscal 2026 funding, senior administration officials took their turns to hail Trump for a deal to end the
Trump expected to rebrand Defense Department as Department of War
The name change has the support of at least one House Republican lawmaker as both chambers work on their versions of the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill.
Duffy: Air traffic control overhaul to cost $31.5 billion
House appropriators appear ready to boost FAA funding by $2.3 billion, to $23.3 billion, in the fiscal 2026 Transportation-HUD spending bill, which included $10.4 billion to "fully fund air traffic control
Lawmakers mull a pricey air traffic control ‘wish list’
House appropriators are scheduled Monday to mark up the fiscal 2026 Transportation Department spending bill, which will include funding for the FAA’s facilities and equipment.
Deadly Texas flooding puts Trump’s past talk of eliminating FEMA to the test
The devastation in Texas could cause lawmakers, even some Republicans, to question the administration’s proposed cuts to FEMA spending in the administration’s fiscal 2026 budget.
Trump-Musk alliance ends with personal attacks, threats to end federal contracts
it would do, if signed into law. ’Truth will come out’ The world’s richest man on Thursday showed no signs of going down without a rhetorical fight, appearing to take aim at Republicans ahead of the 2026
TRIO cuts emerge as Education budget sticking point
Senators from both parties challenged Education Secretary Linda McMahon about her agency’s detailed fiscal 2026 budget proposal Tuesday, with a focus on cuts to the bipartisan federal TRIO programs.
Republican senators question Trump’s plans to change FEMA
Noem sought to defend a decrease of $646 million non-disaster grant programs for the FEMA that the White House put in its initial budget proposal for fiscal 2026.
‘Skinny’ White House budget leaves some Senate Republicans hungry for more
The $119 billion boost to defense is entirely offset by equal cuts to nondefense programs in fiscal 2026, amounting to a nearly 17 percent reduction on average, keeping overall agency budgets flat at a
Trump bets big on major corporations as Democrats pan ‘whipsaw’ first 100 days
Kirsten Gillibrand, who leads Senate Democrats’ campaign arm for the 2026 cycle, contended in a Tuesday fundraising email that the president’s first 100 days back in office showed "we literally can’t afford
Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr enters race to succeed Mitch McConnell
House Democrats, however, have the seat on their initial list of 2026 targets, calling it a district "in play." Democratic Rep.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: TikTok-ing their way to victory
— By Roll Call’s Ryan Kelly Coming up Both the House and Senate have a two-week recess on tap, which could give members weighing their 2026 plans a chance to consider whether to run again or
Team Trump stumbles in Wisconsin and beyond
The president doesn’t seem to understand that what worked for President William McKinley may not work in 2026.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: House by the numbers
Vance said his focus will be to “fully enact the MAGA mandate and President Trump’s vision” and help build the necessary war chest to “keep and grow our Republican majorities in 2026.”
House budget, disapproval measures headline congressional schedule this week
The week also has an array of less contentious agenda items, one of which is a bill to authorize a congressional time capsule for the county’s semiquincentennial in 2026.
Town halls give frustrated Democrats chance to vent about Trump and Musk
Similar confusion and frustrations played out at town halls across the nation last week and could have major implications for the 2026 midterm elections.
Mitch McConnell says he won’t seek an eighth term in 2026
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, left, gets a high-five from Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., as they wheel past each other at the Senate subway elevator in the Capitol on Thursday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
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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.
Trump to huddle with Modi, sandwiched between Arab leader meetings
aggressive implementation of tariffs on imports will have an impact India’s economy, with Morningstar DBRS analysts noting in a Feb. 3 white paper that the Modi government’s recently released fiscal 2026