Defense budget increase hinges on reconciliation success
Epic spending proposal Trump heralded the $1 trillion defense budget for fiscal 2026 last month.
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DHS budget seeks significant boost for immigration approach
President Donald Trump is proposing a significant boost in funding for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal 2026 as part of his tough-on-immigration approach.
At HHS, proposed cuts to medical research and public health programs
The fiscal 2026 budget plan would back the agenda of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
‘Skinny’ White House budget leaves some Senate Republicans hungry for more
The $119 billion boost to defense is entirely offset by equal cuts to nondefense programs in fiscal 2026, amounting to a nearly 17 percent reduction on average, keeping overall agency budgets flat at a
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Breaking ranks
Advocates for repealing the current law quickly restarted the effort to get it on the ballot again in 2026. Maine is the other state that uses ranked-choice voting in federal elections.
2026 is shaping up as a ‘Year of the Woman’ for Democratic primaries
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens is among several female Senate candidates facing other women in Democratic primaries.
Collins urges reversal of Trump’s biomedical research clawbacks
Sudip Parikh, the CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, testified at the hearing that if funding for fiscal 2026 resembles White House "passback" budget, the country will have
Trump bets big on major corporations as Democrats pan ‘whipsaw’ first 100 days
Kirsten Gillibrand, who leads Senate Democrats’ campaign arm for the 2026 cycle, contended in a Tuesday fundraising email that the president’s first 100 days back in office showed "we literally can’t afford
Battle of the exes: Former Hill staffers take on incumbents
With 2026 midterm elections still 18 months away, at least four ex-aides have already launched congressional campaigns. In California, Rep.
Trump’s false claims about gas, egg prices
We can’t fact-check such speculation, but the government’s nonpartisan EIA projects the national price of regular gasoline will continue to average about $3.10 per gallon for 2025 and 2026.
The economic challenge facing Republicans
That negative news imbalance has seen Republicans’ and Trump’s advantage on economic issue handling begin to slip just as Washington turns to the 2026 election.
Democrats eye 2026 as best chance to finally unseat Rep.
"If ever there was a time, it could be 2026,’’ said Jodi Balma, a political scientist at Fullerton College.Â
Rep. Haley Stevens joins Senate race in Michigan
The Michigan governor’s mansion will also be up for grabs in 2026, with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer being term-limited.
Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr enters race to succeed Mitch McConnell
House Democrats, however, have the seat on their initial list of 2026 targets, calling it a district "in play." Democratic Rep.
For Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, politics is about meeting voters where they are
Gonzales rated the race a Toss-up last year; it is rated Tilts Democratic for the 2026 midterms.)Â
It’s time for age limits for members of Congress
Markey (78) and Rhode Island’s Jack Reed (75) have announced they’ll seek reelection in 2026. New Hampshire’s Jeanne Shaheen (78) bowed out recently and could be joined in retirement by Richard J.
The Bernie Sanders tour puts California GOP on notice
And in doing so, Democrats hope, they’ll send a warning about the 2026 midterm elections long before any of those Republicans even has an opponent.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Only the young
And it comes after the progressive group Justice Democrats said it would look to back primary challengers in deep-blue districts in the 2026 cycle.Â
5 takeaways from first-quarter fundraising reports
New federal fundraising disclosures show vulnerable senators on both sides of the aisle amassing large war chests in advance of the 2026 elections, with Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff leading the pack.
Senate Republicans rely on different type of candidate to hold majority in 2026
The good news for Republicans is that they already secured the majority in 2024 and don’t have to defeat well-financed Democratic incumbents to win in 2026.