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Elise Stefanik ends campaign for New York governor, will retire in 2026
Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for New York governor and will retire from the House at the end of her current term.
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Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for New York governor and will retire from the House at the end of her current term.
↵↵The outcome has encouraged Democrats, who argue it's a sign that the 2026 battleground is expanding.
↵↵Leaders of the Armed Services committees are reported to have finished their work on a compromise fiscal 2026 defense policy bill, and bill text is likely to be unveiled this week.
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 New York Times reports that as much as $200 million could be raised over the next two months as Golden State voters decide whether to adopt a new Democrat-drawn congressional map ahead of the 2026
Trump’s political team recently launched Kentucky MAGA, a super PAC with the aim of defeating Massie in the 2026 Republican primary.
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
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.”
Speaker likes the midterm map: At a Punchbowl News event this week, Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism about defying trends and expanding the House GOP majority in 2026.
Kennedy Jr. to be Health and Human Services secretary, but regardless of that, he faces a contentious Republican primary in 2026, with the Bayou State moving to a new, partisan system.
Ro Khanna said he expected much of the party’s messaging ahead of the 2026 midterms to come from Capitol Hill, rather than the DNC.
ICYMI It’s 2026 somewhere: The crypto-backed political network Fairshake and its affiliated super PACs announced this week they have already secured $78 million for the 2026 midterm elections.
With her current term running through 2026, the 68-year-old would have at least four years in the role.
“The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021–2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks,” final rule. Federal Register. Vol. 85, No. 84. 30 Apr 2020.
But that limit comes off in 2026, and an all-Democratic Congress might seek immediate repeal. And charities, already chafing under the 2017 law’s higher standard deduction, would cry foul.