Americans have barely caught their breath from the 2024 election cycle before the 2026 midterms come into focus. Midterm elections don’t draw the same attention as general elections, where a president is on the ballot. However, the issues drawing attention for the 2026 midterms, including cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, mean the stakes are high.
In 2024, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) and the FBI made securing election infrastructure one of their top priorities. CISA had a $3 billion budget to start 2025. Congress lowered the agency’s proposed budget cut to $135 million from the $495 billion proposed by the Trump administration.
