Congress · 119th Congress
Democrats float tax relief plans to home in on affordability
It’s part of a broader Democratic effort to make affordability the top issue of both the 2026 midterms and the 2028 presidential election.
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494 results for "2026-2026"
Congress · 119th Congress
Senators clash over sanctuary policies amid DHS shutdown
DHS funding The hearing comes as DHS remains the sole portion of the U.S. government that has not received funding for the rest of fiscal 2026 through the regular appropriations process.
Congress · 119th Congress
Rising pump prices draw calls to action from Democrats
The bill, which he is calling “The Gas Prices Relief Act of 2026,” would suspend the federal gas tax through Oct. 1, according to details provided by Kelly’s office.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
House members vying for Senate face conundrum with Iran votes
For example, while a few decades-old AUMFs were repealed last year through the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, the 2001 AUMF that laid the foundation for U.S. counterterrorism operations
Congress · 119th Congress
ATF nominee advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee
That $40 million decrease, a 2.5 percent cut, in a fiscal 2026 law (PL 119-74) would continue a "compounded reduction in operational funding," Cekada said in a written response to lawmakers.
Congress · 119th Congress
Vote studies: 2025 sets new mark for partisanship on Capitol Hill
↵↵More than the usual amount of arm-twisting was sometimes required for the year's significant legislation, including on votes setting up floor consideration of the fiscal 2026 defense authorization and
Congress · 119th Congress
House Democrats grill IRS chief over data-sharing concerns
↵↵The testimony comes just over a month into the 2026 tax filing season, which has been marked by the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the IRS workforce despite all the new tax code changes from
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Time for Texas
Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for election day. Know someone who'd like to get this newsletter?
White House · 119th Congress
What to watch from Trump’s national AI standard
Advocates of state preemption, including Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz, R-Texas, fell short last year on attaching preemption to the GOP budget reconciliation law or the fiscal 2026 defense policy law
Congress · 119th Congress
Iran war triggers talk of supplemental defense funding
The funding was made available to spend through fiscal 2029, but the Pentagon said in a summary of its plans last month that it would work to "accelerate execution into FY 2026 if that can be done without
Opinion · 119th Congress
Life in this White House bubble
Throughout the 2026 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump paraded out gold-medal-winning Olympic heroes, announced awards for wounded warriors from multiple branches of the military and claimed
Congress · 119th Congress
Judge again blocks DHS policy on lawmaker detention center visits
fact that appropriated funds have now lapsed does not mean that Section 527 has been repealed or wiped off the books, or otherwise did not impose a limitation on the agency in January and early February 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: Iran war powers, DHS funding top congressional agenda
↵↵The appropriations bill is the only one of the 12 fiscal 2026 measures that has not become law.
Congress · 119th Congress
Moratorium on federal employee layoffs lapses amid shutdown
↵↵Federal unions said in a court filing late last month that many federal agencies were forced to hold off on their full layoff plans throughout 2025 and into early 2026 because of litigation and that
Congress · 119th Congress
Senators question Pentagon official over El Paso airspace closure
First enacted as part of the fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill and amended most recently in the fiscal 2026 NDAA, 130i refers to the section of law that dictates how the Defense Department can conduct
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Make Tuesday nights political again
Coming up↵↵It's all about the kickoff of the 2026 primary season, with Tuesday's contests in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas.
Congress · 119th Congress
ATF pick decries GOP-led budget cuts
↵↵But Cekada also showed no support for the latest Republican-led cut to ATF's budget, as outlined in the fiscal 2026 Justice Department spending bill passed by Congress earlier this year.
Opinion · 119th Congress
Trump’s economic progress report to the country — and what’s next
stats to the real-world buying experiences of American consumers has proven to be a challenge for this White House, but Tuesday night marked a welcome change, as President Donald Trump kicked off his 2026
Campaigns · 119th Congress
The inconvenient truth about Donald Trump and the truth
there have been 10 homicides, five sexual abuse incidents, 131 assaults with a dangerous weapon, 146 robberies, 99 burglaries, 327 motor vehicle thefts, 569 thefts from auto and 1,316 "other" thefts in 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
The State of Division
↵↵One of the most audible reactions in the room wasn't related to Trump or his agenda at all, but rather an appearance of the U.S. men's hockey team, which won a gold medal in Italy at the 2026 Olympics