Commentary
The U.S. Congress has 465 House and Senate members up for election in November 2026 with a predicted 60 new members promised just from current retirements and other open seats. The new Congress will face having to assess and pass a defense budget as well as implicitly approve a national security strategy embedded in such a budget. Of critical importance will be the nuclear deterrent direction the new Congress decides to take as there will probably be very starkly different choices on the table.
