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↵↵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
↵↵She's the fifth Republican senator to decide against running for reelection to the chamber in 2026.
Moderates in the Senate such as Maine’s Susan Collins, who is on the ballot in 2026, and even some red-state conservatives such as Missouri’s Josh Hawley have raised alarms over the measure’s proposed
— By Roll Call’s Ryan Kelly Coming up Both the House and Senate have a two-week recess on tap, which could give members weighing their 2026 plans a chance to consider whether to run again or
gate We’ve seen this movie before: Sometimes it takes more than one cycle to win a seat in Congress, and strategists in both parties are looking to candidates who performed well in 2024 to run again in 2026
random and not because it’s located in a perennially competitive House district held by Democrat Jared Golden in a state with a battleground Senate race featuring Appropriations Chair Susan Collins in 2026
She is the first former Biden Cabinet secretary to formally announce a 2026 campaign, but at least two others are considering bids.
Martin Heinrich, a fellow Democrat, announced he was passing on a 2026 gubernatorial run.