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At the Races: One big beautiful campaign - Roll Call

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including budget reconciliation and the 2026 midterms.

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Now Kristi Noem wants her own pricey new private jet for Homeland Security

Lavish spending on jets seems all the rage in the Trump administration

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Kristi Noem Dodges Question on Due Process Rights for Undocumented Immigrants During House Committee Meeting

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declined to directly answer whether, in her opinion, the U.S. Constitution guarantees due process rights to everyone within the country, including undocumented immigrants.

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Appropriations panel chair asks Noem for more budget information - Roll Call

The president's budget plan would provide $107.4 billion for DHS in the fiscal 2026, an increase of 64.9 percent.

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2026 is shaping up as a ‘Year of the Woman’ for Democratic primaries - Roll Call

We could be seeing another "Year of the Woman" with multiple high-profile Senate primaries featuring face-offs between female Democrats.

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House Democrats decamp to Virginia for annual retreat as stopgap fight plays out - Roll Call

House Democrats gathered Wednesday roughly an hour outside of Washington for a three-day policy conference.

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DNC works to stoke abortion anger, inspire women to back Harris - Roll Call

The Democratic convention is working to inspire women to elect Harris president while also firing voters up over abortion restrictions.

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Rep. Lauren Underwood made her C-SPAN debut earlier than you’d think - Roll Call

“That was just a formative moment,” says the Illinois Democrat, who spent a summer interning for Barack Obama when she was in college.

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House Democrats Avoid Questions On Support For President Biden

House Democrats in leadership avoid questions on their support for President Biden, sparking speculation and curiosity among political observers.

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Impeachment talk doesn’t stop both parties from attending Biden picnic - Roll Call

Despite GOP criticism of President Biden, members of both parties attended the annual congressional picnic at the White House on Tuesday.

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First lady, joined by actress Halle Berry, leads discussion at UIC on menopause research

The two also learned from researchers at University of Illinois Chicago about ongoing research on menopause.

Chicago Sun-Times

Here’s how Illinois Democrats in Congress split on Israel-Hamas war, antisemitism legislation

Democrats locally and nationally are grappling with a challenging dynamic being played out, with the Israel-Hamas war in its third month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Government shutdown could hurt weather disaster responses, Fema says

The House reached a budget deal on Saturday to extend funding for 45 days but Fema looks beyond at potential delays

The Guardian - US

President Joe Biden creates Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Chicago and Mississippi

‘What Emmett did, he gave up a lot, but it helped a lot of people. And he still speaks from the grave,’ Emmett Till’s cousin, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who witnessed Till being kidnapped, told the Sun-Times.

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EMILY’s List: These 18 Democrats are crucial to taking House control

Democrats, including many already being targeted by the GOP, were endorsed by the abortion rights group EMILY’s List.

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Doubts vanish as Democrats unite over Biden’s 2024 bid: ‘He will win’

House Democrats issues’ conference sees lawmakers across party’s ideological spectrum embrace idea of president’s re-election

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At the Races: Back to the future - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Lightfoot gives back campaign cash from lobbyist’s businesses, all aboard the Christmas Ship and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Rep. Lauren Underwood elected to House Democratic leadership position

The last Black female to hold an elected House leadership spot was Rep. Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., — an Underwood role model — in 1977.

Tribune News Service

Clyburn backed by acclamation as Democrats fill out leadership team

WASHINGTON — House Democrats continued Thursday to set their leadership team for the next Congress, approving outgoing House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn as assistant Democratic leader and picking four members to run the caucus’ messaging arm, among other posts.

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Clyburn backed by acclamation as Democrats fill out leadership team - Roll Call

House Democrats approved outgoing House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn as assistant Democratic leader, among other posts.

Tribune News Service

Democrats compete to do ‘unglamorous’ work in House leadership posts

WASHINGTON — With promises to do “hard, unglamorous” work, help colleagues connect with constituents and navigate an ever changing media landscape, House Democrats are competing for open posts in the party’s leadership.

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Democrats compete to do ‘unglamorous’ work in House leadership posts - Roll Call

With top jobs settled, Democrats are vying for roles in the next Congress that include party messaging and managing the caucus.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tight race for Casten in southwest suburbs, other Democratic incumbents fare well in early returns

In a district Joe Biden won by 10 points in 2020, Sean Casten was locked in a virtual tie with Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau.

Chicago Tribune

As Democrats sweat GOP surge, politicians led by Biden fan out across Illinois in campaign season’s final weekend

CHICAGO — Politicians fanned out across the state on the final weekend of the 2022 general election campaign, led by President Joe Biden who spoke in Joliet on Saturday amid concerns that a Republican surge on Election Day could cost Democrats control of both Illinois’ political agenda and Congress.

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