Opinion · 119th Congress
Connecting the dots on the economy
From the end of December 2025 through the first week of February 2026, prices dipped slightly below $3 for the first time since 2021, measurable progress.
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Opinion · 119th Congress
The electorate’s inflation report card: three factors to watch
The economy is usually the key issue in any election, and 2026 does not look to be an exception.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Bonnie Watson Coleman won’t seek reelection in 2026
Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman won’t run for reelection next year, opening up a safe blue seat in Central New Jersey.
Does Mamdani represent a big tent or a big problem for Democrats?
A Mayor Mamdani would also be an unforced error by Democrats and a gift for Republicans in the upcoming 2026 congressional elections.
Republicans must ensure 2026 isn’t 2018
In 2026, he faces another midterm election after losing the House in 2018, when a positive result expected by some in the GOP never materialized.
House cafeteria workers get better pay, protections under union deal
Single workers will have access to health insurance at no cost under the agreement beginning in 2026, according to Unite Here.
Congress · 117th Congress
House Ways and Means tax plan runs into Senate chopping block
A change to how companies count research and development expenses, which would’ve undercut their ability to deduct that spending, would be pushed off to 2026.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate grinds toward ‘vote-a-rama’ finish line on huge aid bill
To offset some of the added cost, the compromise amendment would extend a limit on losses some business owners can claim against other income for an extra year, through 2026.
Congress · 117th Congress
Parties make more ‘Byrd rule’ arguments to parliamentarian
Union pension plans’ financial woes are putting such a strain on the PBGC that its multiemployer insurance fund is in danger of running dry by 2026.
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats look to Biden for progressive financial policies
> Pointing to voter referenda in Nebraska and Florida that, respectively, imposed a 36 percent annual interest rate cap on payday loans and put the state on course for a $15-per-hour minimum wage in 2026
Policy · 116th Congress
CBO: Trump budget would cut trillions less from deficits
As a result, CBO projects a cumulative deficit from 2026 to 2030 that is $4.3 trillion larger than the Administration’s estimate,” the report says.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Democrats Wage Eleventh-Hour Twitter War on GOP Health Care Bill
Kamala Harris, was more blunt, citing the Congressional Budget Office report last week that concluded 32 million fewer Americans would have health insurance by 2026 if Obamacare were repealed without a