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2026 Elections

Wikipedia’s 2026 election page reports that, as of February 2026, 27 members who announced retirement are doing so to run for another office.

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Jan 23, 2026
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Why isn’t congress doing anything right now?

appears stalled because a convergence of looming funding deadlines, internal party fights over high‑stakes bills, procedural bottlenecks in both chambers, and electoral incentives discourage compromis...

Jan 26, 2026
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How have Democratic strategists reacted to Gluesenkamp Perez’s high‑profile departures from party lines?

Democratic strategists have reacted to ’s departures from party orthodoxy with a mix of strategic admiration, frustration and defensive recalibration: some see her as a replicable model for winning bl...

Jan 16, 2026
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How many total U.S. House seats represent New England in 2025?

New England — the six-state region of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont — is represented by a combined total of 21 voting seats in the U.S. House of Representa...

Feb 1, 2026

Which specific House Republicans announced retirement or resigned in 2025–2026, and what offices are they seeking?

in 2025–2026 includes high-profile resignations and many members who announced they will not seek reelection and, in some cases, are running for other offices; definitive public reporting names a hand...

Jan 22, 2026

How have attitudes toward ICE changed over the last five years across major polling firms?

Public attitudes toward -and-customs-enforcement"> have shifted markedly over the last five years, moving from broadly unfavorable but not abolitionist in 2019 to a 2026 landscape in which roughly hal...

Jan 19, 2026

Is American too weak to stop Trump

The question being asked is not merely whether one man can be stopped but whether American institutions, politics and publics retain the capacity to check a president whose style is unilateral and nor...

Jan 9, 2026

Did house vote on extending ACA

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, approving Democratic-backed legislation on January 8, 2026, in a bipartisan rebuke of Republic...