Battle of the exes: Former Hill staffers take on incumbents
With 2026 midterm elections still 18 months away, at least four ex-aides have already launched congressional campaigns. In California, Rep.
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Rep. Josh Harder on why Democrats should be angrier at the status quo
Q: Do you think 2026 will be another 2018? A: Too early to say. It’s not automatic.
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
House Democrats unveil 35 Republican targets for 2026 midterms
Here’s the full list of Republican members included in the DCCC’s "Districts in Play" for 2026:
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.
Budget plan with dueling tax, spending targets OK’d in Senate
Collins is up for reelection in 2026 in a Democratic-leaning state. No Democrats voted for it.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Open all night
that, along with Democratic overperformances Tuesday in two special House elections in Florida, has Democrats upbeat about their chances both in the 2025 off-year gubernatorial elections as well as the 2026
Liberal candidate wins Wisconsin Supreme Court election in boost for Democrats
"We’re working hard to continue the trend in the Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey elections this year and then – with the people on our side – to take back the House in 2026," he said in a statement
Adelita Grijalva announces bid for late father’s House seat in Arizona
Before he won a 12th term in November, he had already decided against running for reelection in 2026.
Wisconsin enters spotlight again with another high-spending Supreme Court race
Republican Party highlighted a complaint against Crawford last month, citing her attendance at a briefing with donors for which the email invite was headlined "Chance to put two more House seats in play for 2026
House Democrats emerge from retreat hopeful about 2026 but aware of challenge
A path to victory While Democratic senators face a daunting map in 2026, House Democrats have reason for optimism.
Trump signs stopgap spending measure, averting shutdown
Closing the books Clearing the yearlong stopgap measure Friday, Thune said on the floor earlier in the day, would allow Congress to close the books on last year’s business and move on to fiscal 2026 spending
Pentagon to unveil cuts alongside fiscal 2026 budget request
Pentagon leaders plan to roll out their recommended cuts to military spending alongside their budget request for fiscal 2026, the Defense Department indicated in a newly released letter to Congress.Â
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: We don’t need no Education (Department)
Speaker likes the midterm map: At a Punchbowl News event this week, Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism about defying trends and expanding the House GOP majority in 2026.
As Democrats face leadership vacuum, Republicans look for new boogeymen
Musk is likely an appealing target for Democrats in the early days of the 2026 cycle because he is less popular than the president.
Vance pitches separate cuts package as House GOP preps CR vote
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., said the rescissions package would likely be separate from fiscal 2026 appropriations, which will also feature spending cuts.
Long-term stopgap measure sets up partisan clash
At the same time, Democrats pointed out that a nearly $23 billion "advance" appropriation for the VA’s fiscal 2026 costs associated with the new toxic-exposure benefits law was missing from the text.
Trump’s speech, spending talks to dominate this week in Congress
Johnson also said in his Sunday show appearances that he envisioned the process looking different for fiscal 2026, which begins on Oct. 1, with efforts to solidify the cuts made by Musk and the office
Some Republicans question approach to immigration case backlog
Although the Trump administration has not yet made its budget proposal to Congress for fiscal 2026, it appears to be taking a different approach during Trump’s second term with the aggressive reduction
Democrats dust off 2018 playbook with attacks on potential Medicaid cuts
Now, months after a bruising election that saw Donald Trump and Republicans swept back into power, Democrats are seeking to revive that playbook ahead of the 2026 midterms, accusing Republicans of targeting