Both parties try to win the ‘blame game’ as government shutdown hits nation
Paul LePage in 2026, said that he supports extending the tax credits but that Republicans "have reasonable concerns about tax credits going to high-income households."
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Bipartisan talks to end shutdown percolate in Senate
After 2026, the credits would phase down to their original, pre-pandemic parameters before Democrats’ 2021 expansion.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Slowdown and shutdown
The four-figure buy is rolling out in all 35 districts that the DCCC is targeting in 2026.
Temporary spending bill passes House, likely to stall in Senate
But they ended up voting for the bill after leadership expanded a pilot program for members to hire private security and promised to bolster funding in the fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations
Neither side blinking yet as House preps for CR vote
nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office say if the enhanced health care subsidies aren’t extended now, it will be too late for insurers to lower premiums offered for plans purchased on the exchanges for the 2026
The 14 House districts that didn’t budge from 2022 to 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.
Debate over Democratic Party’s future plays out in New England primaries
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
White House ‘anomalies’ list kick-starts stopgap funding talks
The first is the duration of the funding request: The Trump administration wants it to go out to Jan. 31, 2026, which Democrats and some GOP appropriators argue is too lengthy — they prefer a shorter stopgap
Democrats seek to capitalize on climbing energy bills
Last week, the House passed the fiscal 2026 Energy-Water appropriations bill in a 214-213 vote.
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At the Races: Going low
Starting gate Beehive boundaries: A Utah judge this week tossed the state’s congressional maps and directed its legislature to enact new lines for the 2026 midterm cycle that comply with the requirements
First three fiscal 2026 appropriations bills pass Senate
The Senate passed its first package of fiscal 2026 spending bills Friday, making up for lost time in the long-delayed appropriations process before preparing to head out of town for a monthlong August
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At the Races: A summer of decisions
Nathan’s notes Roll Call elections analyst Nathan Gonzales breaks down the initial 2026 Senate ratings by Inside Elections.
House passes three crypto bills with varying Democratic support
The House Armed Services Committee approved its fiscal 2026 defense policy bill earlier this week.
GOP spending bills run into intraparty friction in House
House Republican appropriators are running into headwinds in their attempt to move fiscal 2026 spending bills before the August break, struggling both with a tight schedule and intraparty differences on
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. Â
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At the races: Summertime madness
The battle for the House is shaping up to be the centerpiece of the 2026 midterms.
Vulnerable North Carolina GOP Sen. Thom Tillis will not seek reelection
"Even Tillis admits the GOP plan to slash Medicaid and spike costs for families is toxic — and in 2026, Democrats will flip North Carolina’s Senate seat," Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson
House appropriators approve Legislative Branch bill with GAO cuts
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch spending bill on Thursday that would slash the budget for the Government Accountability Office by nearly half and take
Bondi defends Justice Department proposal to end standalone ATF
The Justice Department in a fiscal 2026 budget request has outlined a plan to merge ATF functions into the Drug Enforcement Administration, which would remain a single component.
House subcommittee advances Legislative Branch spending bill
The cut is part of the GOP’s fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, which the subcommittee reported favorably on a party-line, 6-4 vote.