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Political Analysis

An Early Look at the 2026 House of Representatives Elections

The Bottom Line Up Front   The best opportunity to pressure Republicans to break with Trump and potentially create a check on the President’s agenda: Congressional elections in November 2026. While it is doubtful that Democrats can win a Senate majority, a House majority is a distinct possibility.    State of Play   President Donald Trump’s reshaping […]

An Early Look at the 2026 Senate Elections

If you have tracked federal elections for a while, you may know that campaigns take very little time off after Election Day. Candidates and staff and fundraisers began their fundraising and organizing work for their next campaign within weeks of November 5, 2024. As we gear up for our first endorsements of the 2026 cycle, […]

With Trump at the Helm, Nuclear Uncertainty Is Set to Grow in 2025

Executive Director John Tierney was interviewed in Truthout about the nuclear uncertainty under the incoming Trump administration. Immediately after the U.S. election, Council For a Livable World, a nonpartisan organization that promotes policies to reduce nuclear weapons, identified nine goals for the incoming Trump administration, including demanding greater accountability over nuclear weapons modernization and systems considered “strategically questionable,” […]

17 Red to Blue seats

Here’s the current list of 17 districts and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)-backed candidates on the DCCC’s red-to-blue list of races with the best chance of taking Republican seats. AZ-06: Kirsten Engel* (held by Rep. Juan Ciscomani) CA-13: Adam Gray (held by Rep. John Duarte) CA-22: Rudy Salas (held by Rep. David Valadao) CA-27: George […]

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