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↵↵In 2026, the first year of the program, states will receive between $147 million and $281 million, with Texas securing the largest amount, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
↵↵Most recently, the bicameral compromise version of the fiscal 2026 NDAA that Trump enacted on Dec. 18 required the president to answer a dozen questions for Congress in an annual report, the first of
↵↵"Get a few new tattoos," he replied when asked about his plans for 2026. "I've always got more coming."Â
↵↵State legislators in California, North Carolina and Texas have redrawn their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, and the Republican-led legislature in Florida could do so early next year.
gate↵↵Tennessee special: While they came up short in Tuesday's special election in Tennessee, Democrats argued that Van Epps' relatively modest victory margin in a deep-red district is a sign that the 2026
"I'm hoping that we can find a bill that can get 60 votes that can fix the problem with these changes for Jan. 1, 2026."
↵↵As filing deadlines for the 2026 elections approach in more and more states, it's not just current members who could be deterred but would-be candidates eyeing their first bids for office as well.
At least one of the Senate's yet-to-be-unveiled fiscal 2026 appropriations bills could be released next week, even though lawmakers will be in their districts for the Thanksgiving recess.
But so far, the two chambers and the two parties remain on different paths when it comes to fiscal 2026 spending bills.
The top four leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations committees plan to huddle Thursday to make headway on the next package of fiscal 2026 spending bills, sources familiar with the meeting said
↵↵The package buys Congress 11 more weeks to ramp up funding negotiations to complete work on fiscal 2026 spending bills.
↵↵A provision in the fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch spending bill, which is part of the package, would allow senators to sue for at least $500,000 each when federal investigators search their phone records
Under the deal, the legislation would combine three full-year spending bills for fiscal 2026 with a continuing resolution to fund the rest of the government through Jan. 30.
None of the eight is up for reelection in 2026, while Durbin and Shaheen are both retiring. ↵↵Ossoff's "no" vote drew swift criticism from Republicans.
He, nor any other Democrat, has a path to victory in ME-02 and Republicans will flip this seat red in 2026," Maureen O'Toole, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in
↵↵Senate Democrats also ran a "hotline" last week to gauge support for a package of funding bills that included the chamber's fiscal 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations measure, which covers dollars
Abigail Spanberger as the Democratic candidate, may be an early predictor of the 2026 midterms.
Senate Republican leaders plan to abandon a House-passed funding patch to reopen government and pivot to a new bill that would provide more time to complete fiscal 2026 appropriations.
But Martin, a former chair of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party who took over as national party chair in February, acknowledged that a 2026 wave election may not include winning the Senate majority
Republicans involved in the discussions have said much of the talks are centered on next steps for the appropriations process, as both chambers have fallen behind in passing the annual funding bills for fiscal 2026