Analysis: Will the Suburbs Flip the House? Watch These Seats

Analysis: Will the Suburbs Flip the House? Watch These Seats-rollcall: If elections and national surveys over the past year have shown us anything, it is that suburban voters could well be the key to the 2018 midterm House elections.

Ratings Changes: 15 Races Shift Toward Democrats, 1 Toward Republicans

Ratings Changes: 15 Races Shift Toward Democrats, 1 Toward Republicans-rollcall: Less than eight months before Election Day, the midterm landscape is still taking shape. It’s still not clear whether Democrats will have a good night (and potentially fall short of a majority) or a historic night in the House that puts them well over the top. But mounting evidence nationally and at the district level points to a Democratic advantage in a growing number of seats.

New Pennsylvania Map, New Pennsylvania House Ratings

New Pennsylvania Map, New Pennsylvania House Ratings-rollcall: If you’ve been wondering what political handicapping is like in a redistricting cycle — or it’s been long enough for you to forget — the Pennsylvania Supreme Court offered a good reminder.

Utah GOP chief slams Mitt Romney’s expected Senate run

Utah GOP chief slams Mitt Romney’s expected Senate run-saltlaketribune: The Utah Republican Party chairman blasted Mitt Romney’s anticipated Senate run, hitting him for “essentially doing what Hillary Clinton did in New York” — campaigning in a state he hasn’t spent much time in.

California Democrats Hope to Mitigate Primary Problem

California Democrats Hope to Mitigate Primary Problem-rollcall: California Democrats know they have a primary problem.

When the Deal Precedes the Bid, Time to Change the Rules?

When the Deal Precedes the Bid, Time to Change the Rules?-rollcall: The latest unfeasible budget proposal is so two days ago. But a rewrite of the unsalvageable budget process may be unavoidable three seasons from now.

Freedom Caucus Sounds Off on Leadership Over Budget Deal

Freedom Caucus Sounds Off on Leadership Over Budget Deal-rollcall: The House Freedom Caucus is not happy with GOP leadership after Democrats and Republicans struck a deal last week to fund the government for two years and avoid another shutdown until at least March 23.

‘Crisis Budgeting’ Likely Ahead Despite White House Claim

‘Crisis Budgeting’ Likely Ahead Despite White House Claim-rollcall: White House officials contend the two-year budget deal that became law last week will end Washington’s spending crises and government shutdown threats. But President Donald Trump’s new budget request suggests otherwise.

New Spending Agreement Repeals Obamacare’s Mythical Death Panel

New Spending Agreement Repeals Obamacare’s Mythical Death Panel-Congressional leaders have agreed on a spending bill to keep the government open, and deep inside that agreement is a provision that helps explain why American health care is so expensive.

Congress' new spending bill includes provision to slow down MIPS

Congress' new spending bill includes provision to slow down MIPS-modernhealthcare: Congress is seeking to slow federal efforts to hold providers accountable for saving Medicare money under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.

Five Continuing Resolutions? Par for the Course on Capitol Hill

Five Continuing Resolutions? Par for the Course on Capitol Hill-rollcall: Frustration is high among lawmakers being asked to vote for yet another continuing resolution, the fifth of its kind for the current fiscal year that began on Oct. 1.

House Leaders Face Threats of Intraparty Rebellion on Budget Deal

House Leaders Face Threats of Intraparty Rebellion on Budget Deal-rollcall: The House Republicans’ day of reckoning is almost here.

Senate leaders see two-year budget deal within their grasp

Senate leaders see two-year budget deal within their grasp-washingtonpost: Top Senate leaders were working Tuesday to finalize a sweeping long-term budget deal that would include a defense spending boost President Trump has long demanded alongside an increase in domestic programs championed by Democrats.

Texas Primaries: What to Watch in the First Contests of 2018

Texas Primaries: What to Watch in the First Contests of 2018-rollcall: As the saying goes, everything’s bigger in Texas. That includes congressional primaries.

GOP eyes changes to Right to Try bill

GOP eyes changes to Right to Try bill-thehill: The Right to Try bill on experimental medications will likely see changes before the House passes it, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) said Monday, meaning it would need to be sent back to the Senate before the measure could go to President Trump’s desk.

2018 Republican Agenda Not What Lawmakers Envisioned

2018 Republican Agenda Not What Lawmakers Envisioned-rollcall: The 2018 Republican legislative agenda is on a diet.

Debt Ceiling Crunch Will Come in Early March, CBO Says

Debt Ceiling Crunch Will Come in Early March, CBO Says-rollcall: The Congressional Budget Office on Wednesday said the Treasury Department might make it into the first half of March before running out of cash to pay its bills, or a little later than the date announced by Treasury earlier in the day.

New GOP Women’s Group Makes First Endorsements

New GOP Women’s Group Makes First Endorsements-rollcall: Democratic women outnumber GOP women in Congress three-to-one. But a new group supporting conservative women is hoping to change that imbalance.