Breaking news: Speakers raise a lot of money
His team announced raising more than $50 million for the 2026 cycle thus far, along with an additional $60 million for aligned outside groups, Congressional Leadership Fund and American Action Network.
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Does Mamdani represent a big tent or a big problem for Democrats?
A Mayor Mamdani would also be an unforced error by Democrats and a gift for Republicans in the upcoming 2026 congressional elections.
House subcommittee advances NIL framework for college sports
The settlement now allows universities to directly share revenues with college athletes, capped at roughly $20.5 million per school for the 2025–2026 season, in a watershed change for college athletics
FAA administrator nomination headlines a respite week for senators
The Senate Armed Services Committee has a full week of subcommittee and full committee markups of the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill, which per tradition, is considered largely in closed session
House appropriators approve Legislative Branch bill with GAO cuts
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch spending bill on Thursday that would slash the budget for the Government Accountability Office by nearly half and take
Fresh off Trump firings, Library of Congress stares down a proposed budget cut
According to a Republican summary of the proposal, the Library of Congress would receive $767.6 million in funding in fiscal 2026, $84.5 million below current levels of funding.
This week: Congress debates war and reconciliation
Appropriations in House The House, meanwhile, returns from a Juneteenth recess poised to begin floor debate on fiscal 2026 appropriations, while waiting for the Senate to amend and send back the budget
House subcommittee advances Legislative Branch spending bill
The cut is part of the GOP’s fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, which the subcommittee reported favorably on a party-line, 6-4 vote.
Iowa Democrats see signs of optimism for 2026 despite state’s hard-right turn
"We’ve got some real opportunities here in 2026, and it’s evidenced by the fact that we have so many candidates who are throwing their hat in the ring," Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said.
In the Spotlight: Roger Wicker
The Mississippi Republican called the bill "a start," but rejected the notion that the administration’s proposed $1 trillion fiscal 2026 defense budget — a plan that hinges the bulk of its Defense Department
CBO sees lower deficits from tariffs, but with big caveats
The CBO said the tariffs will reduce the rate of real growth in gross domestic product by 0.06 percentage points per year through fiscal 2035 and increase inflation by 0.4 percentage points in 2025 and 2026
White House bid to cut funding could spell trouble for Smithsonian American Latino museum
Instead, the request returns the Smithsonian to the integrated approach previously used to share the collections throughout the Institution that chronicle American Latino history and culture," the fiscal 2026
Kathy Hochul, in 2026
New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado is running for governor. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for the Brooklyn Academy of Music)
Rubio revises State Department overhaul plan amid Democratic blowback
Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares to testify during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the fiscal 2026 State Department budget request in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20.
Both sides launch ad campaigns over budget vote as bill moves to Senate
Next stop: Senate The budget reconciliation bill now moves to the Senate, where a handful of Republican senators facing competitive reelection battles in 2026 will come under intense pressure to support
With 2026 midterms top of mind, budget vote takes center stage
"Now that vulnerable Republicans are on the record voting for it, this betrayal of the American people will cost them their jobs in the midterms and Republicans the House Majority come 2026," Washington
Trump doesn’t satisfy GOP holdouts as budget bill talks drag on
That probably wouldn’t allow Congress to kick the can down the road another four years, but it would likely buy time until after the 2026 midterms.
This week: Reconciliation bill back on track, at least for now
Appropriators will be hearing testimony on the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget proposals ahead of what could be a busy summer of work on new spending bills.
How much SALT is enough?
But if the tax cut law is not extended, the SALT deduction would be reinstated, reducing federal government revenues by $144.7 billion in 2026 and $208.5 billion in 2028.
18 months out, these are the 10 most vulnerable House members of 2026
Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez have managed to navigate the political currents before, but 2026 will test them yet again.