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↵↵More than the usual amount of arm-twisting was sometimes required for the year's significant legislation, including on votes setting up floor consideration of the fiscal 2026 defense authorization and
↵↵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.
↵↵Lutnick committed that NTIA would approve Alaska's proposal in time for construction to begin during the 2026 season.
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.
Mike Collins brought in $825,000 and began 2026 with $2.3 million in the bank.
His frustration has reached several bubbling points the first few weeks of 2026 alone over statements and decisions made regarding U.S. efforts to obtain Greenland, the Federal Reserve, and most recently
promptly rejected a Senate Democratic proposal for restraints on federal immigration agents Wednesday, saying those talks should occur on a separate track from negotiations on a $1.3 trillion fiscal 2026
↵↵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
Administration officials have spoken with allies on Capitol Hill and think most elements would have bipartisan support and can move forward in 2026.
Ukraine aid question↵↵Wicker also noted that the fiscal 2026 NDAA authorizes more spending on the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which has bankrolled new U.S. weapons and services for Ukraine.
Both parties are preparing for a hard-fought midterm election year that, if the first full week of 2026 is any indication, will bring along some surprises.
The goal: Cool voter heartburn by convincing them that 2026 would be better for their wallets and retirement accounts, driven by the kicking in of the massive Republican-led domestic tax and spending bill
↵↵What's more, Kaine said, whenever the House-Senate compromise version of the two chambers' 2026 Defense appropriations bills comes up for a vote, the Senate will decide whether to consider an amendment
↵↵In 2026, the first year of the program, states will receive between $147 million and $281 million, with Texas securing the largest amount, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
↵↵Most recently, the bicameral compromise version of the fiscal 2026 NDAA that Trump enacted on Dec. 18 required the president to answer a dozen questions for Congress in an annual report, the first of
Trump will be an active presence on the campaign trail in 2026, his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, recently told conservative online talk show "The Mom View."↵↵But is the magic still there?
provision authored by Washington Democrat Marilyn Strickland that would ensure U.S. military bases not be named after Confederate officers was stripped out of the final compromise version of the fiscal 2026
typically a good measure of a House seat's partisan performance, this month's off-year election results showed that the 2020 presidential race might be a better baseline to evaluate what might happen in 2026
↵↵A provision in the fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch spending bill, which is part of the package, would allow senators to sue for at least $500,000 each when federal investigators search their phone records
Ron DeSantis a chance to pick a replacement to fill the seat until a 2026 special election. CBS News reports that James Uthmeier, DeSantis’ chief of staff, Lt. Gov.