Still, a pair of Californians occupy the top two spots on CQ Roll Call’s final list of the most vulnerable House incumbents of 2026 ow.ly/gtGW5101Hwz

These are the most vulnerable senators of 2026, less than a week before Election Day: ow.ly/CguA5101HqL

Today's front page — October 28, 2026:

Democrats believe they can flip the Senate, and their confidence has only grown in the final week before the midterms. But senators in both parties are privately bracing for another possible scenario: a 50-50 split that would give the upper hand to Republicans while causing headaches for everyone. ow.ly/5fe35101yLm

Trump kicked off a Texas two-step on Tuesday with his closing argument for why Texans should elect state Attorney General Ken Paxton, with the president arguing Republicans cannot lose a single vote in the Senate. ow.ly/Zefo5101yKR

Redistricting is a complicated balancing act. Shoring up the Republican vote in North Carolina's 1st District turned the 3rd several shades bluer by weaving in four counties that lean Democratic. rollcall.com/2026/10/27/nort…

Defense agenda items including the sweeping annual defense policy bill and the administration’s goal of a $1.5 trillion defense budget are in the balance during what is expected to be a busy lame-duck session after the elections. rollcall.com/2026/10/27/defe…

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A flood of suspicious letters has targeted district offices around the country this month. While some of those were intercepted by authorities, others made it to their destinations — and into the hands of junior aides tasked with opening the mail. rollcall.com/2026/10/27/susp…

Trump’s threat to "veto everything" puts funding, debt limit in spotlight ow.ly/g6vx5101mkt

The Pete Hegseth impeachment is a “week one” issue for the House's lame-duck session, Rep. Thomas Massie said. ow.ly/N9wH5101miE

Backer of hemp regulation looks to reconciliation process ow.ly/it085101mcM

Transmission overhaul threads careful needle in permitting bill ow.ly/kmpl5101m9N

Rep. Massie vows ‘week one’ vote in lame duck to impeach Hegseth ow.ly/qPT95101mgq

Defense priorities tied up in lame-duck jumble ow.ly/KGHB5101m84

The author of a draft House resolution to impeach the Defense secretary said he plans to force a vote on the measure the week of Nov. 9. ow.ly/yvmE5101c6z

Rep. Morgan Griffith said that a GOP reconciliation package in the upcoming lame-duck session could become a possible vehicle for his legislation aimed at regulating hemp-derived products. ow.ly/V6Ba5101c6g

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have thrown fresh uncertainty into the debate over renewing warrantless surveillance authority. ow.ly/52JV5101byC

An Illinois man has been charged with sending letters with substances inside to four congressional offices, apparently separate from dozens of other suspicious letters addressed to members of Congress this month. ow.ly/XQQi5101aAQ

President Trump’s threat to veto everything that a possibly Democratic-run Congress might send him next year is igniting a debate in the opposition party. ow.ly/73JU51019Mi