Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Signs of the times
But Democrats in 2026 also are counting on working-class women who are building campaigns around economic populism rooted in humble origin stories. Primary challengers: Tennessee state Rep.
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Senate passes NDAA after securing amendments deal
The 77-20 vote late Thursday to pass the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act came after a marathon voting session on amendments.
Trump feted by Cabinet members over ‘historic’ deal — on Gaza, not shutdown
Rather, with their federal agencies and departments running on skeleton staffs and lacking any fiscal 2026 funding, senior administration officials took their turns to hail Trump for a deal to end the
2026 could be breakout year for blue-collar Democratic women
From left, Deb Haaland, JoAnna Mendoza and Kaela Berg are among the Democratic women from blue-collar backgrounds running for office in 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call; Mendoza for Congress/Facebook; Kaela for Congress/Facebook)
Are we at the beginning of the next civil war?
Why does it matter for the 2026 midterm elections? If Trump remains unpopular or has a poor job approval rating, Republicans’ majorities in Congress would be more at risk.
Lawmakers’ health care, government shutdown claims
KFF has since updated that analysis, finding that the average increase would be 114 percent in 2026.
Trump open to bipartisan health care deal to end shutdown
Appropriations conference For Republicans, part of the conversation has always been about buying time to get fiscal 2026 appropriations bills done.
Both parties try to win the ‘blame game’ as government shutdown hits nation
Paul LePage in 2026, said that he supports extending the tax credits but that Republicans "have reasonable concerns about tax credits going to high-income households."
Shutdown pain may not be evenly spread as OMB readies hatchet
Expired ACF programs include low-income heating and cooling assistance, preschool development grants and community services block grants, all of which Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget proposed to eliminate and
Health insurance marketplace rate hikes top 20 percent in most states, Cantwell says
In many cases, insurers that provide marketplace plans are raising rates for 2026 to account for the possibility that subsidies will lapse.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Slowdown and shutdown
The four-figure buy is rolling out in all 35 districts that the DCCC is targeting in 2026.
Trump-Democrats meeting drama fuels risk of shutdown
Health insurance At the heart of the dispute is how to address the expiration of health insurance subsidies, a politically fraught issue for vulnerable Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Trump to meet with Democratic leaders ahead of shutdown deadline
But Democrats argue that with health insurers setting policy rates now, it will be too late to retroactively fix the problem for the 2026 plan year unless lawmakers act now.
Temporary spending bill passes House, likely to stall in Senate
But they ended up voting for the bill after leadership expanded a pilot program for members to hire private security and promised to bolster funding in the fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations
Kennedy’s vaccine advisory panel upends shot recommendations
representing health insurers, announced earlier this week that it would continue to cover all immunizations that were recommended as of Sept. 1, 2025, and coverage would be available through the end of 2026
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Partisans in crime
The 2026 midterms are no different, with Republicans already campaigning on the issue.
GOP leaders try to quell stopgap concerns as House vote nears
Steil said the pilot program enhancement, plus the opportunity for more funding in the upcoming conference negotiations on the fiscal 2026Â Legislative Branch appropriations bill, should be enough to resolve
Kash Patel to face lawmakers in aftermath of Charlie Kirk shooting
Patel told a House subcommittee that he was working to avoid hundreds of millions in cuts to the FBI that were outlined in the White House’s fiscal 2026 budget request.
Maine Democrats tout ‘outsider’ approach to unseating Collins
The minority party faces a difficult Senate map in its quest to win the majority in 2026, and defeating Collins would be key to any Democratic hopes of flipping the chamber. Â
Michael McCaul will not seek reelection in 2026
Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., conduct a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.