Democrats plan to introduce legislation reversing Medicaid cuts passed by Republicans the prior year

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The United States Senate holds the constitutional authority to confirm or reject presidential appointments of federal judges and ambassadors

In the United States House of Representatives, committee chairs hold unilateral subpoena power

Fewer than 1,000 votes separated Democratic challenger Mary Peltola and Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan in the 2026 Alaska Senate race with roughly 75% of ballots counted

Only three of roughly 25 vulnerable Republican House members who attended a 2026 White House Rose Garden dinner survived re-election in the 2026 midterms

Democratic candidate Angie Nixon lost the Florida Senate race by approximately three percentage points

Prior to the 2026 midterms, Democratic Senator Brian Schatz stated that aspirational party policy goals should be deferred to 2028

Republican campaign spending exceeded Democratic campaign spending by 200 million dollars in the 2026 Texas Senate race

Democrats secured at least 54 seats in the United States Senate following the 2026 midterm election

Republican campaign spending exceeded Democratic campaign spending by 84 million dollars in the 2026 Michigan Senate race

Elon Musk contributed nearly 500 million dollars of his personal funds to the Republican candidate in the 2026 Texas Senate race

In the United States Senate, invoking cloture to end debate on ordinary legislation requires a 60-vote threshold

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries established party working groups covering gas, groceries, utilities, housing, and caregiving

Progressive groups and advocates called for Chuck Schumer to resign as Senate Democratic leader in the spring of 2026

Democrats won at least 237 seats in the United States House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm election

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Greg Casar stated that congressional Democrats cannot merely tinker around the edges to rebuild public trust

In their first 100 legislative hours of the Congress elected in 2026, Democrats plan to restore enhanced Affordable Care Act health subsidies

Republican campaign spending exceeded Democratic campaign spending by 100 million dollars in the 2026 Ohio Senate race

In 2026, no challenger emerged to contest Chuck Schumer's reelection as the Senate Democratic leader

Each post-2026 midterm Democratic House working group is co-chaired by one progressive lawmaker and one centrist lawmaker

Progressive Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Senate race by seven percentage points