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↵↵New targets: The DCCC added five Republican-held districts to its 2026 target list, reflecting the party's renewed confidence of winning the House majority this year.
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↵↵New targets: The DCCC added five Republican-held districts to its 2026 target list, reflecting the party's renewed confidence of winning the House majority this year.
↵↵"This is perfect for 2026, because I'm running," she says in the clip.
The count: 36↵↵That's how many House candidates in races that Inside Elections rates the most competitive began 2026 with more than $1 million on hand.
↵↵Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission at the end of January show how much money candidates brought in between October and December, and how much they had available at the beginning of 2026
Mike Collins brought in $825,000 and began 2026 with $2.3 million in the bank.
↵↵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.
↵↵Here's a look at the former members who have launched comeback bids for 2026: Senate Michigan: former Rep.
↵↵The outcome has encouraged Democrats, who argue it's a sign that the 2026 battleground is expanding.Â
Republican Matt Van Epps and Democrat Aftyn Behn face off in Tuesday's special election for Tennessee's 7th District.
↵↵Earlier this month, Davis topped CQ Roll Call's list of the most vulnerable members of the House heading into the 2026 midterm elections.Â
A top Democratic super PAC is making a major investment into an upcoming Tennessee special election, seeking to make a statement ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.Â
But after this month's off-year election results that saw Democrats win big, the 2020 results might be a better indicator of what might happen in 2026, Roll Call elections analyst Nathan L.
↵↵That measure could be a chance for centrist lawmakers to flex their deal-making muscles on an issue that Democrats have signaled they will try to make central to their affordability agenda in 2026.Â
↵↵Calvert's 2026 race is one of several pivotal contests that could affect who sits on the Pentagon spending panel, which controls roughly half the appropriations Congress provides each year.Â
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.
And it comes after the progressive group Justice Democrats said it would look to back primary challengers in deep-blue districts in the 2026 cycle.Â
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.
Blue states and Blue Dogs: Meanwhile, in the House, ideological divisions and new district lines are some of the factors shaping the 2026 landscape.Â
Tim Scott, R-S.C., appears to be gearing up for a run to lead the NRSC into the 2026 midterms.