2026 midterm election races to watch
CBS News has identified 10 key Senate and 42 House races that will likely decide the majority — all of which can change during the midterm campaign.
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CBS News has identified 10 key Senate and 42 House races that will likely decide the majority — all of which can change during the midterm campaign.
GOP leaders scheduled the vote after Democratic primary voters embraced a number of democratic socialist candidates.
Lawmakers could also vote on condemning socialism and censuring GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards.
The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iran, after four Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict.
Lawmakers are one step closer to making daylight saving time permanent after the House passed a bill with overwhelming support.
Bill Gates testified June 10 for nearly six hours before the House Oversight Committee, which is examining the government's handling of the Epstein case and those with ties to him.
The legislation aims to increase housing supply and lower costs. It marks a rare bipartisan legislative accomplishment for lawmakers.
A new book recounts one of the most rambunctious moments on the floor of the House in modern history.
The House passed Republicans' $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of the Trump administration.
GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi introduced a bill to ban the use of federal money for paying out claims under the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization" fund.
The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days — but it's still unclear how the shutdown will end as the Senate, which approved its own funding plan, is on recess.
Documents released by the Justice Department provided a look into Howard Lutnick's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The measure's passage is largely symbolic as it's likely to be vetoed by the president if it survives a Senate vote.
The House on Tuesday voted 217 to 214 to fund major parts of the government and end the partial shutdown.
The House approved a three-year extension of expired health care tax credits, with increased Republican support.
The House on Thursday failed to override two of President Trump's vetoes of bipartisan bills, with Republicans largely sticking by the president.
The Republican proposal does not include an extension to the expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
The measure compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein won congressional approval. In a sudden reversal, President Trump told lawmakers they should vote for it.
An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee want King Charles' younger brother Andrew to undergo "a transcribed interview" about Jeffrey Epstein.
A Republican measure to keep the government funded past Oct. 1 stalled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday.
It's unclear if the repeal will end up in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which still has to get through the Senate.
Congress returns this week from its August recess staring down a deadline to fund the government and avert a possible shutdown by month's end.
The House on Thursday passed the signature piece of legislation of President Trump's second term, approving his "big, beautiful bill" by a vote of 218 to 214.
A GOP tax-and-spending bill the House approved Thursday would slash federal Medicaid reimbursement for states that offer health coverage to immigrants without legal status.
