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Congress turns to Homeland Security funding clash
↵↵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.
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↵↵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.
For years, funding has been consistent at around $550 million per year, though both chambers in their fiscal 2026 bills have proposed cuts. Â
↵↵"As we go into next year, don't forget that all the people who have no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, who are going to be able to deduct the interest on their car loan if they buy a car, all
↵↵A provision in the fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch spending bill, which is part of the package, would allow senators to sue for at least $500,000 each when federal investigators search their phone records
"I followed the filing calendar and, of course, took time to reflect on making this choice, because it came as a shock to all of our supporters, it's still shocking many of our allies."
And they point to a push for middecade redistricting in some states that are "not hypotheticals," such as Texas, which approved a new map that targets several Democrat-held seats for the 2026 midterm elections
Vance said administration officials intend to spend the run-up to the 2026 midterm elections "talking about these big wins," while asserting that Democrats and the "corporate media" would like to focus
ground on the Medicaid cuts and voted no, only to undercut his own message by caving to President Donald Trump’s threats of a primary challenge and declaring he wouldn’t be running for reelection in 2026
of what sources described as him playing both an inside game to appeal directly to lawmakers and an outside one aimed at ginning up frustration among their shared political base — one that is, above all
"But I think it’s a vital function, and I am concerned, if we turn it all over to the states, the capacity for the state to really handle this is something that — so I would ask you to tread lightly."
Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has urged House appropriators to consider including language in fiscal 2026 funding bills that would "address the abusive use of nationwide
They had teed up a floor vote on legislation in the House, made a request to include language in fiscal 2026 funding bills and Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E.
In one direction, Louisiana seeks a ruling that would mean federal courts could not review constitutional racial gerrymandering claims at all, similar to a Supreme Court ruling on partisan gerrymandering
That experience on immigration, health, environmental and other issues is set to shape her approach in the Senate and potentially a 2026 election bid for the seat.
ANALYSIS — Donald Trump’s first term was all about the fight — with Democrats, the media and, at times, even fellow Republicans.
Still, as Tuberville alluded to, McConnell would need at least three other Senate Republicans to join him and all Democratic Caucus members on any majority vote against Trump’s picks.
Many Republicans — especially House members worried about a 2026 primary challenge — also must consider President-elect Donald Trump’s call for the U.S. to stay out of what is happening in Syria.   Â
high likelihood that Republicans will have a 53-seat majority when they start the confirmation process for Trump appointees in the next Congress, which means at least four Republicans would have to join all
Those recess appointments would last until the end of the upcoming session of Congress, in this case 2026.
"Regardless of this outcome, I am going to run a reelection campaign in 2026," Bondar said in an interview. "Tom is 75 years old.