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Coming up↵↵It's all about the kickoff of the 2026 primary season, with Tuesday's contests in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas.
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Coming up↵↵It's all about the kickoff of the 2026 primary season, with Tuesday's contests in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas.
↵↵Brownley, 73, joins a wave of older Democrats opting to retire in 2026. They include former Speaker and fellow Californian Nancy Pelosi and Reps. Steny H.
Democrats have added the seat to their 2026 target list, with Bexar County Sheriff's deputy Johnny Garcia and Marine veteran John Lira vying for the party nod.
↵↵A farmer with an engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massie said he thinks the GOP will lose the House majority in 2026 — and he expects the outside spending against him
↵↵The National Republican Congressional Committee had already been using Mamdani as a new bogeyman as part of its effort to maintain the House majority by expanding the party's map for 2026.
Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman won’t run for reelection next year, opening up a safe blue seat in Central New Jersey.
↵↵Election reverberations: Democrats claimed the momentum after their victories Tuesday as they seek to build on Spanberger's and Sherrill's winning economic messaging going into the 2026 midterms.
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.
The battle for the House is shaping up to be the centerpiece of the 2026 midterms.
Trump’s political team recently launched Kentucky MAGA, a super PAC with the aim of defeating Massie in the 2026 Republican primary.
state Senate seat, an abundance of experienced candidates and a remark by a Republican incumbent that drew widespread scorn: Those are some of the factors fueling optimism among Iowa Democrats about the 2026
Jared Golden, who represents a Maine district carried three times by President Donald Trump, has decided to run for reelection, likely setting up a 2026 matchup with Republican former Gov.
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.”
Haley Stevens, the new chair of the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund, sees her group of center-left Democrats as key to winning control of the House in 2026.
Tim Scott, R-S.C., appears to be gearing up for a run to lead the NRSC into the 2026 midterms.
Kirsten Gillibrand is seeking to helm the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm for the 2026 cycle, Axios reports. Gillibrand is up for reelection this year, and the committee’s current chair, Sen.
They aren’t on the Young Guns list after the GOP-controlled legislature redrew the state’s map and incumbents Wiley Nickel and Jeff Jackson decided to run for Senate (in 2026) and attorney general instead
Justin Sink of Bloomberg News was unopposed for an at-large seat, and he will be in line to be the 2026-27 president of the WHCA.
Lindsey Graham in 2026. The count: 863 That’s the number of valid signatures — and fewer than the 1,000 needed to get on the ballot — turned in by former Michigan state Sen.
Eyes on 26: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a former Democratic House member, is considering running for governor of California in 2026. Florida comeback: Former Rep.