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At the Races: Time for Texas
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↵↵All senators are scheduled to get an Iran briefing on Tuesday from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen.
↵↵In fact, the $34 billion in fiscal 2026 defense program increases cost more than the fiscal 2026 budgets for the Department of Agriculture or Treasury or Labor.
↵↵"They've all supported me. They're all good, and you're supposed to pick one, but we'll see what happens. But I support all three," Trump told reporters traveling on Air Force One on Monday night.
Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkin is the latest Democrat to join the crowded all-party primary for the open governor's race.
↵↵That confidence is reflected in Democrats' decision to place on its 2026 target list both Ohio's 10th District, where Knickerbocker is running against longtime Republican Rep. Michael R.
— or possibly at all.
"All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland."
Democrats need to hone their messaging on "full-throated economic populist ideas" as the party looks to regain ground in the 2026 midterms, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Monday.
Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., said Monday he was introducing an amendment to the fiscal 2026 Defense appropriations bill to block funding for military action against Greenland.
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
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
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.
↵↵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
Ohio’s redistricting commission on Friday approved a new House map that could help Republicans pick up two seats in the 2026 midterm elections, including one held by the longest-serving woman in congressional
The barrage of negative press is likely to ratchet up pressure on Congress, especially among vulnerable lawmakers up for reelection in 2026, to resolve the impasse and reopen the government, adding
Thom Tillis, who had been one of the most vulnerable senators facing reelection in 2026 before he decided to retire, said many Republicans agree with their leaders that negotiations on the enhanced health
The 2026 midterms are no different, with Republicans already campaigning on the issue.