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Republican lawmakers grow alarmed over signs of 2026 election wipeout

GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned over signs the 2026 midterm elections could be a wipeout for Republicans that could cost them control of the House and shave down ... Read More

Senate Dems emboldened in shutdown strategy after election sweep

Senate Democrats are riding high after a wave of victories on Election Day and view Democratic candidates’ performances as an indicator that their shutdown strategy is working. As the government ... Read More

Democrats' Big Election Night Scrambles Efforts To Reopen Government

WASHINGTON ― Democrats’ big election wins this week are complicating bipartisan talks to reopen the federal government, with some Democratic lawmakers urging their party to hold the line and keep ... Read More

Sen. Mullin Says Tuesday’s election results derailed Senate effort to reopen government

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin says bipartisan efforts to end the government shutdown collapsed after Tuesday’s elections shifted negotiations in the Senate. WASHINGTON D.C. - The federal government ... Read More

Trump makes another desperate plea to Senate Republicans after huge election losses

President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to eliminate the filibuster after Democrats clinched sweeping wins during Tuesday’s elections in New Jersey, Virginia and New York City. Trump urged ... Read More

Government shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the ... Read More

The 10 most vulnerable House members, a year out from 2026 elections

WASHINGTON — With a year to go before the midterm elections, the defining political issue of 2026 is still not certain. But what is clear so far is that mid-decade redistricting will have a major ... Read More

Speaker Johnson says Tuesday’s elections are ‘not indicative of what’s to come’

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday downplayed the previous night’s election results, saying they aren’t indicative of how the 2026 midterms will unfold. Democratic candidates won big in the ... Read More