Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: Time for Texas
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White House · 119th Congress
What to watch from Trump’s national AI standard
Advocates of state preemption, including Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz, R-Texas, fell short last year on attaching preemption to the GOP budget reconciliation law or the fiscal 2026 defense policy law
Congress · 119th Congress
Senators question Pentagon official over El Paso airspace closure
First enacted as part of the fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill and amended most recently in the fiscal 2026 NDAA, 130i refers to the section of law that dictates how the Defense Department can conduct
Congress · 119th Congress
The State of Division
↵↵One of the most audible reactions in the room wasn't related to Trump or his agenda at all, but rather an appearance of the U.S. men's hockey team, which won a gold medal in Italy at the 2026 Olympics
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Maryland Democrats advance new map that would eliminate sole GOP-held seat
Wes Moore tasked an advisory commission with considering whether to redraw the state's congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: House GOP tries to end partial government shutdown
↵↵The House Rules Committee meets Monday afternoon to work on a rule for floor consideration of the package of five fiscal 2026 spending bills, in addition to a two-week extension of Department of Homeland
Congress · 119th Congress
This week: Spending sprint continues; Venezuela war powers expected to get a vote
evening to limit debate on taking up a package combining the bipartisan, bicameral compromise versions of the Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water and Interior-Environment spending bills for fiscal 2026
Policy · 119th Congress
Texas gets largest share of reconciliation law’s rural health fund
↵↵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.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate clears fiscal 2026 NDAA
The Senate on Wednesday easily cleared the fiscal 2026 defense authorization, readying the mammoth $900.6 billion measure for a presidential signature.Â
Congress · 119th Congress
Reagan National airport safety looms as appropriations issue
↵↵Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and ranking member Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., want Congress to delete a provision in the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act that they say would undermine safety
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate eyes NDAA passage next week amid aviation safety worries
↵↵As the fiscal 2026 bill edges closer to enactment, one of the few last-minute controversies shadowing it concerns whether the measure goes far enough to restrict military aircraft operations in close
Congress · 119th Congress
Cuellar wins a key nod to regain a top House Appropriations post
↵↵The decision comes at a critical time for appropriators as Congress stares down a tight time crunch to wrap up nine long-delayed fiscal 2026 appropriations bills by a Jan. 30 deadline.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
DCCC adds more House seats to its 2026 target list
↵↵State legislators in California, North Carolina and Texas have redrawn their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, and the Republican-led legislature in Florida could do so early next year.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Good news for House Democrats in latest round of race rating changes
And heading into the 2026 midterm elections, it's clear the terrain is shifting toward the party at the district level as well.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Doggett calls it quits after Supreme Court sanctions new Texas map
Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett is retiring after the Supreme Court allowed Texas to use a new Republican-drawn map for the 2026 elections.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Supreme Court’s Texas map ruling could spark redistricting race
↵↵A DOJ account replied: "Not a chance, Gavin — we will stop your DEI districts for 2026."
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Supreme Court lets Texas use GOP-redrawn congressional map
↵↵And Alito wrote that he would not delay the decision by writing a detailed response to the dissent because "Texas needs certainty on which map will govern the 2026 midterm elections."
Campaigns · 119th Congress
With Cuellar pardon, Trump again appears to undercut GOP’s midterm message
↵↵The National Republican Congressional Committee had already been using Mamdani as a new bogeyman as part of its effort to maintain the House majority by expanding the party's map for 2026.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Democrats see Tennessee special election as sign of expanding 2026 map
↵↵The outcome has encouraged Democrats, who argue it's a sign that the 2026 battleground is expanding.Â
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Indiana Republicans release draft map that aims for all-GOP House delegation
↵↵The White House had been pushing for Indiana to join other GOP-controlled states in redrawing their House district lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in an effort to help Republicans pick up additional