Congress · 119th Congress
Little sign of spending progress as top appropriators meet
But so far, the two chambers and the two parties remain on different paths when it comes to fiscal 2026 spending bills.
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Congress · 119th Congress
‘Too expensive’: Trump team struggles on affordability as Democrats pounce
The White House has been vacillating on the affordability issue since stubbornly high prices fueled sweeping Republican electoral losses earlier this month and Democrats sense a winning theme for the 2026
Congress · 119th Congress
Top four appropriators set to meet on spending package
The top four leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations committees plan to huddle Thursday to make headway on the next package of fiscal 2026 spending bills, sources familiar with the meeting said
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate appears polarized as health care subsidy cliff nears
↵↵Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, was skeptical that much could be done for plan year 2026.
Congress · 119th Congress
Defense contractors fight back against NDAA repair language
↵↵The issue is among the last unresolved matters facing House and Senate negotiators who aim to reconcile before December the House and Senate fiscal 2026 NDAAs.Â
Congress · 119th Congress
Biofuels standards put farm, oil state members on opposite sides
↵↵So far, the EPA's proposal for the 2026 and 2027 RFS mandates has drawn the support of farm-state lawmakers — who often find themselves at odds with the Trump administration over issues such as trade
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Back to our regularly scheduled programming
↵↵That measure could be a chance for centrist lawmakers to flex their deal-making muscles on an issue that Democrats have signaled they will try to make central to their affordability agenda in 2026.Â
Campaigns · 119th Congress
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington announces retirement
Republican Rep. Jodey C. Arrington of Texas won’t seek reelection in 2026, closing out a tumultuous run as House Budget chairman.
Congress · 119th Congress
GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill
Senate appropriators Sunday unveiled a roughly $7.3 billion draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, part of a three-bill package that could be paired with a stopgap spending measure in
Congress · 119th Congress
Deal to end government shutdown advances in Senate
↵↵The final fiscal 2026 Military Construction-VA bill takes care of that toxic exposure fund through Sept. 30, with about $50 billion added for that purpose, but does not fund fiscal 2027 benefits.
Congress · 119th Congress
‘Blocked, ruined, canceled’: Trump hosts Hungary’s Orban as shutdown rolls on
↵↵If Trump has a legislative strategy for the 12-month run to the 2026 midterm elections, he and his team have done a bang-up job camouflaging it.
Congress · 119th Congress
Addiction, mental health agency eviscerated under Trump
That's after Congress rejected such a plan as committees put together fiscal 2026 spending bills that have yet to become law.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Democratic wins ignite questions about Trump’s midterm coattails
"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."
White House · 119th Congress
Spending law unenforceable if the president wants to violate it
↵↵And the fact that the money being used comes out of multiyear appropriations that remain available in fiscal 2026 means the maneuvers comply with the Antideficiency Act, the administration argues.
Democrats tight-lipped on shutdown off-ramp as pressure grows
over how long to extend government funding, as Senate leaders indicated negotiators will need more time beyond the Nov. 21 deadline proposed in the House-passed continuing resolution to finish fiscal 2026
The House was out in October. Does it matter?
Nine of the 12 fiscal 2026 appropriations bills never got a vote on the House floor.
Union call to reopen government exposes pain point for Democrats
According to the Office of Personnel Management, the average monthly premium for a 2026 FEHB "self plus one" plan is about $2,140, but the federal contribution brings the household’s share down to about
Appropriations chairman bullish on full-year spending bills after shutdown
Appropriators could finish drafting a compromise version of a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026 in "two or three days" once the partial government shutdown is over, House Appropriations Chairman
Democrats keep focus on cybersecurity during shutdown
The House Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal 2026 bill in June that would appropriate $2.2 billion for CISA, above the DHS budget request for $1.9 billion.
Social Security benefits to rise slightly
Social Security beneficiaries will see a 2.8 percent increase in their retirement benefits in 2026, slightly higher than the 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment provided this year, the Social Security