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Friday’s release of a "skinny"version of President Donald Trump’s budget request serves a prelude to fiscal 2026 appropriations hearings this week, all while House Republicans are continuing markups of
The fiscal 2026 budget plan would back the agenda of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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
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
"If ever there was a time, it could be 2026,’’ said Jodi Balma, a political scientist at Fullerton College.
The Michigan governor’s mansion will also be up for grabs in 2026, with Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer being term-limited.
Tillis, who is currently in his second term, is viewed as one of the most vulnerable senators on the 2026 ballot: Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates the race as a battleground.
gate We’ve seen this movie before: Sometimes it takes more than one cycle to win a seat in Congress, and strategists in both parties are looking to candidates who performed well in 2024 to run again in 2026
Vance said his focus will be to “fully enact the MAGA mandate and President Trump’s vision” and help build the necessary war chest to “keep and grow our Republican majorities in 2026.”
A path to victory While Democratic senators face a daunting map in 2026, House Democrats have reason for optimism.
Speaker likes the midterm map: At a Punchbowl News event this week, Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism about defying trends and expanding the House GOP majority in 2026.
At the same time, Democrats pointed out that a nearly $23 billion "advance" appropriation for the VA’s fiscal 2026 costs associated with the new toxic-exposure benefits law was missing from the text.
Johnson also said in his Sunday show appearances that he envisioned the process looking different for fiscal 2026, which begins on Oct. 1, with efforts to solidify the cuts made by Musk and the office
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced its leadership team for the 2026 cycle on Thursday. Washington Rep.
The week also has an array of less contentious agenda items, one of which is a bill to authorize a congressional time capsule for the county’s semiquincentennial in 2026.
The letter was signed by seven other Republicans — including five eligible to vote on the House floor — and including some likely to face tough races in 2026.
Details As currently drafted, the blueprint calls for raising the $36.1 trillion debt limit by $4 trillion, which could put off the next battle over the federal borrowing cap until after the 2026 midterms
Senate Republicans are aiming for a second budget resolution, starting with fiscal 2026, later this year that would contain reconciliation instructions for the expected tax package.
Kennedy Jr. to be Health and Human Services secretary, but regardless of that, he faces a contentious Republican primary in 2026, with the Bayou State moving to a new, partisan system.
Kennedy Jr. faces a clear path forward to a full Senate confirmation thanks in large part to a key yes vote from a GOP physician-senator facing a 2026 primary challenge.