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Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, announced Monday that he will not seek a third term after all, opening up the gubernatorial race in the blue-leaning state.Â
For all the lawmakers who've announced plans to retire from congressional service after 2026, there's a long list of former members from both parties who want to be back in Congress.Â
↵↵She's the fifth Republican senator to decide against running for reelection to the chamber in 2026.
Marc Veasey, who made a surprise last-minute entry last week into the race for Tarrant County judge, said Monday that he wouldn't run for the position after all and will retire at the end of his current
ANALYSIS — With less than a year to go, the 2026 midterm elections are at a crossroads.Â
But the margins of victory in all three districts were much closer than last year.
↵↵Both parties have been talking about affordability, as the cost of living, for now, looks poised to become the top campaign issue for 2026.
Nine members are either retiring or running for another office next year: six Republicans and three Democrats, all vacating seats seen as safe for their party.
↵↵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.
If I had one message tonight, you know, this is being covered like all over the world.
And heading into the 2026 midterm elections, it's clear the terrain is shifting toward the party at the district level as well.
For Republicans, meanwhile, the outcome served as a reminder that they need to focus on addressing affordability concerns heading into the 2026 midterms.
↵↵"It should be a great airport, and it's not a good airport at all. It's a terrible airport.
Matt Van Epps' victory in Tuesday's special election for Tennessee's 7th District, with the GOP publicly hailing the win itself and Democrats cheering that the race for the deep-red seat was close at all
↵↵"Win or lose, Republicans have been forced to spend millions, deploy resources, and pull out all of the stops to try to save a seat in a district that Trump won by 22 points," Abhi Rahman, a deputy communications
↵↵The state House will reconvene on Dec. 1 to take up "all legislative business," including redrawing the state's congressional map, Speaker Todd Huston said in a statement Tuesday.
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
↵↵Disapproval week: The House voted Tuesday to disapprove of how Illinois Democrat Jesús "Chuy" GarcÃa announced his retirement, with 23 Democrats joining all present Republicans on the vote, Roll Call's
↵↵But Osborn is counting on the experience gleaned during his first run, along with the national dynamics shaping the 2026 midterms, to provide him with a boost.Â
↵↵The busy race to succeed Newsom remains wide open, with polls showing no candidate breaking out some seven months before the 2026 primary.