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Back on campaign trail in Iowa, Trump bets big on tariffs and blaming Biden
↵↵Here are three takeaways from Trump's first midterm campaign tour stop of 2026.
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↵↵Here are three takeaways from Trump's first midterm campaign tour stop of 2026.
President Donald Trump's litany of comments about the midterm elections are noteworthy, particularly when taken as a whole, Gonzales writes.
↵↵That confidence is reflected in Democrats' decision to place on its 2026 target list both Ohio's 10th District, where Knickerbocker is running against longtime Republican Rep. Michael R.
A proposed 5 percent raise in Coast Guard discretionary funding in fiscal 2026 hangs in the balance amid a congressional fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
↵↵The pending fiscal 2026 DHS funding bill would bankroll two additional MQ-9B drones for $98 million. None of these aircraft are armed with missiles.
↵↵The Trump administration's fiscal 2026 budget requests sought steep cuts to the three entities, and House Republicans highlighted the reductions in a summary of the Homeland Security portion of the spending
The House worked through spending bills while the Senate was away. Here are the images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.
The Senate plans to take up the package next week to meet a Jan. 30 deadline, but a potential snowstorm could present a hurdle.
↵↵Political theater: Mary Ellen joined Roll Call Editor-in-Chief Jason Dick on the Political Theater podcast to discuss the news-heavy first few weeks of 2026 and which stories could be meaningful in November
↵↵Related: Senators feel good about health deal, despite Hyde complications↵↵"Abandoning the most popular pro-life provision in history is a losing strategy, especially as we look toward the 2026 midterm
↵↵The moves come after a provision to require chip companies to prioritize sales to U.S. firms before selling chips overseas was removed from the fiscal 2026 defense authorization law, known as the NDAA
"We live in 2026."↵↵Rasmussen, who was in Washington for initial but brief negotiations with the White House last week, welcomed Trump stating clearly that U.S. military action was off the table.
↵↵On Capitol Hill, lawmakers have largely been focused on wrapping up the fiscal 2026 spending bills ahead of a Jan. 30 deadline. But voters continue expressing concerns about the economy.
The House aims to finish its work on fiscal 2026 appropriations bills this week, after releasing a four-bill package early Tuesday headlined by funding for the Pentagon and the Department of Health and
The figures for this analysis cover the period from noon on Jan. 20, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2026.
The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, in a report accompanying their fiscal 2026 bill, urged HHS in its bill report to completely defund the panel.
on Truth Social every 80 min, 5 sec (avg)…↵• …and spent 40.82% of the first 365 at Trump-branded property ⛳️↵↵• He has pardoned more… pic.twitter.com/IDjib6tULK— Factba.se (@FactbaseFeed) January 20, 2026
The Senate cleared a roughly $180 billion, three-bill spending package for President Donald Trump's signature Thursday, marking a halfway point in completing long-delayed fiscal 2026 appropriations.
Administration officials have spoken with allies on Capitol Hill and think most elements would have bipartisan support and can move forward in 2026.
Ukraine aid question↵↵Wicker also noted that the fiscal 2026 NDAA authorizes more spending on the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which has bankrolled new U.S. weapons and services for Ukraine.