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GOP goes all out to hold Tennessee seat as Democrats look for 2026 omenÂ
Republican Matt Van Epps and Democrat Aftyn Behn face off in Tuesday's special election for Tennessee's 7th District.
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Republican Matt Van Epps and Democrat Aftyn Behn face off in Tuesday's special election for Tennessee's 7th District.
A top Democratic super PAC is making a major investment into an upcoming Tennessee special election, seeking to make a statement ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.Â
↵↵Because the tax credits and premium prices remain unsettled as open enrollment approaches closing for most states on Dec. 15, the bill would extend the plan year 2026 enrollment period until May 15,
↵↵Republicans have responded to his win by continuing to tie vulnerable Democrats across the country to his progressive policy stances, a sign the new mayor could be a top bogeyman for the GOP in 2026.
typically a good measure of a House seat's partisan performance, this month's off-year election results showed that the 2020 presidential race might be a better baseline to evaluate what might happen in 2026
↵↵Congress hasn't yet agreed on fiscal 2026 appropriations for the agency.
send the White House and Congress a blunt message: ↵↵"We are unhappy with the state of the economy, and we expected more progress by now" — that is a message that could have serious implications for 2026
↵↵Kiggans, who defeated Democrat Missy Cotter Smasal by 4 points last year, is a top target for Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections. Inside Elections with Nathan L.
Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman won’t run for reelection next year, opening up a safe blue seat in Central New Jersey.
↵↵Based on exit polls as of Wednesday afternoon, here are five factors that were in play that Republicans need to understand going into the 2026 midterms. 1) Independents↵↵Republicans' loss of independents
↵↵Calvert's 2026 race is one of several pivotal contests that could affect who sits on the Pentagon spending panel, which controls roughly half the appropriations Congress provides each year.Â
"I do actually wonder if Trump will be even more of a drag in 2026 —the reason is that perceptions of the economy were better eight years ago than they are now."
Republicans still have the advantage to hold the Senate in 2026 ↵↵Despite Democrats' sweeping gains this year, it's not immediately clear whether they'll be able to win in Republican-leaning states such
↵↵"These victories are replicable in 2026 if Democrats continue to put forward a proactive and relentless campaign focused on how we can lower costs and make Americans' lives more affordable," the memo
A Ciattarelli win could have been a harbinger of trouble for Democrats nationally in 2026, but he ultimately ran significantly behind his margins against Murphy in 2021.
Laura Kelly, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, called the Virginia result "a resounding rejection of Donald Trump’s chaos and a warning sign to all Republican politicians running in 2026
Now, every House Democrat incumbent and candidate will co-own Mamdani’s disastrous record in the 2026 midterms," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said in a statement Tuesday after the race was called.
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
Ferguson, in his declaration, said that while ICE is incurring obligations for detention in advance of a fiscal 2026 spending bill that reopens the government, that is not subject to the expired Section