Longest-serving woman in Congress says she’s not stopping anytime soon
She’s hoping to extend that streak in 2026. "I’m a happy person. God’s given me good health, and I know this is what I was meant to do," she said in an interview.
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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
Bondi defends Justice Department proposal to end standalone ATF
The Justice Department in a fiscal 2026 budget request has outlined a plan to merge ATF functions into the Drug Enforcement Administration, which would remain a single component.
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 Democrat launches third challenge to vulnerable GOP Rep. Miller-Meeks
House Republicans — Zach Nunn in the Des Moines-centered 3rd District and Ashley Hinson in northeast Iowa’s 2nd District — are on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s initial target list for 2026
Justice Department says Trump can undo monument designations
two days following the release of the Justice Department opinion, testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources and House Natural Resources committees on the department’s proposed fiscal 2026
Walz and Johnson make misleading claims about bill’s impact on SNAP
And about 65 percent of households receiving SNAP benefits would see a decline in monthly benefits of about $10 on average, beginning in 2026, due to the change in counting internet costs as household
CBO: GOP budget bill would take from the poor, give to the rich
The nonpartisan agency said it estimates that over the fiscal 2026 through 2034 period, after-tax income and federal benefits "would decrease for households toward the bottom of the income distribution
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.
Hegseth gets bipartisan pushback for defense spending strategy
Senate appropriators from both parties denounced Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Wednesday for relying on Republicans’ partisan budget reconciliation bill to meet his spending objectives in fiscal 2026.
Bessent, House Democrats spar over budget package’s debt boost
Bessent appeared before the committee Wednesday to justify the administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request, spending much of his time praising and defending the budget reconciliation bill the House passed
Hannah Pingree, daughter of Maine congresswoman, enters race for governor
Jared Golden said he would not seek statewide office in 2026 and would instead run for reelection to his competitive 2nd District seat.Â
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
House considers Trump cuts as Senate Republicans work on reconciliation bill
The headline committee action for the week is Tuesday’s kickoff of the regular appropriations markup process for fiscal 2026.
Explaining Trump’s claim of a ‘68 percent’ tax increase
"We estimate 64.2 percent of households would pay more taxes in 2026 if the law expires," John Buhl, spokesman for the Tax Policy Center, told us in an email, referring to a March analysis of the effect
White House seeks to diminish Office on Violence Against Women
The White House, in the fine print of its fiscal 2026 budget request appendix released last week, proposed a 29 percent cut to appropriated OVW program funding, writing that it and other department grantmaking
‘Eerie similarities’: Dems tea partied in 2010 say today’s GOP faces own reckoningÂ
And that’s Election Day 2026." If there’s a difference between 2010 and now, Carney and Pomeroy said, it’s what power the parties are willing to sacrifice.
Biden alums could boost their House ranks in midterm elections
As Trump tries to unwind much of his Democratic predecessor’s agenda, a handful of federal employees who helped carry out the Biden administration’s policy priorities are seeking House seats in 2026.
Time and voters will determine who is right in current Medicaid fight
While voters have expressed general concerns about the national debt and deficit, the change of heart on the CBO from some Republicans is unlikely to be the biggest issue of the 2026 midterm elections.
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