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White House proposes new taxes to boost US shipbuilding
After a deal struck between the U.S. and China last October, the fees were suspended for at least a year, until Nov. 10, 2026.
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After a deal struck between the U.S. and China last October, the fees were suspended for at least a year, until Nov. 10, 2026.
The ongoing fight over fiscal 2026 funding for immigration enforcement is threatening millions of dollars in home-state earmarks for disaster preparedness projects.Â
But passing a second measure in 2026 could be a daunting task for congressional Republicans, particularly with a razor-thin margin in the House.
↵↵Overall, successful Democratic challengers, on average, outspent the GOP incumbents they defeated. 2026↵↵This year's financial dynamic in House races might look closer to 2006 or 2010 than to 2018.Â
↵↵Congress stripped out that Homeland Security portion from a fiscal 2026 spending package and agreed to a short-term extension of current funding levels to negotiate.
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.
↵↵[Related: Press Conference: Donald Trump Discusses the Capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela – Jan. 3, 2026]↵↵However, in a press conference Saturday Trump did not rule out the continued presence of
↵↵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
↵↵The plan never became a reality, and the fiscal 2026 defense authorization includes language that bars the Defense Department from modifying or combining the missions, responsibilities or force structure
The Senate on Wednesday easily cleared the fiscal 2026 defense authorization, readying the mammoth $900.6 billion measure for a presidential signature.Â
↵↵But support for including a moratorium in the fiscal 2026 NDAA appeared scarce Thursday, especially without a national AI standard in place, and experts questioned the constitutionality of parts of a
A Senate plan to take up a major fiscal 2026 appropriations package on the floor next week is looking increasingly like a long shot.
ANALYSIS — Halfway through the 2026 midterm cycle, the fight for the House is remarkably stable, and that's good news for Democrats' chances of winning the majority.