Why Cornyn is still at risk of losing in Texas
Texas Sen. John Cornyn is seeking a fifth term in 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
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Texas Sen. John Cornyn is seeking a fifth term in 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
Most federal operations stopped after Sept. 30 because Congress failed to pass funding legislation for the 2026 fiscal year that began Oct. 1.Â
CRS said the account is estimated to have $25.2 billion in permanent appropriations in fiscal 2026, up from the estimated $24.4 billion in fiscal 2025.
Seth Moulton, an Iraq War veteran who came to Congress after defeating a nine-term incumbent in a primary, is challenging another fellow Democrat in 2026: Sen. Edward J. Markey.
Those accounts make funding available for two fiscal years, which in this case would extend through Sept. 30, 2026.Â
From left, Deb Haaland, JoAnna Mendoza and Kaela Berg are among the Democratic women from blue-collar backgrounds running for office in 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call; Mendoza for Congress/Facebook; Kaela for Congress/Facebook)
Collins is shopping a commitment, in writing, to take up the Affordable Care Act tax credit issue as well as full-year fiscal 2026 spending packages, by a date certain.Â
Utah is just one of several states redrawing their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, but it differs from states such as Texas, California and Missouri because it’s court-ordered.Â
Appropriations conference For Republicans, part of the conversation has always been about buying time to get fiscal 2026 appropriations bills done.
Expired ACF programs include low-income heating and cooling assistance, preschool development grants and community services block grants, all of which Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget proposed to eliminate and
In many cases, insurers that provide marketplace plans are raising rates for 2026 to account for the possibility that subsidies will lapse.
The four-figure buy is rolling out in all 35 districts that the DCCC is targeting in 2026.
The 2026 midterms are no different, with Republicans already campaigning on the issue.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is seeking a third term next year. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
The 2026 Senate class includes 13 seats currently held by Democrats and 22 seats held by Republicans. That should give Democrats plenty of opportunities to flip GOP seats.
The minority party faces a difficult Senate map in its quest to win the majority in 2026, and defeating Collins would be key to any Democratic hopes of flipping the chamber. Â
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.
Post-2026, the Baseline scores could shift dramatically if Republicans are able to buck the midterm trend and avoid losing a big bunch of seats.
In looking at this spreadsheet, under the tax parameters tab, the comparison is between 2025, the last year of the TCJA being in effect, and 2026, the return to the 2017 deductions and tax rates, if the
Declining fortunes The rush of younger Democrats willing to take on party elders this early in the 2026 election cycle is rooted in last year’s steep losses following octogenarian President Joe Biden’s