A Portland-based cannabis and hemp genetics company has terminated its lobbying relationship, according to recent federal disclosures. Phylos Bioscience,...
Why it matters: A Senate hearing on nominations descended into partisan conflict on Tuesday as Democrats challenged the Trump administration's push to...
A deadly shooting at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Georgia this spring exposed systemic security failures that have persisted for years. The VA police...
The Indian Health Service has operated without a Senate-confirmed director for over a year. That vacancy ends if the Senate confirms Mark Cruz, whose...
Congress is drowning in legislative text. [GAP] More than 14,000 bills have been introduced in the current Congress, and the Congressional Research Service...
President Trump signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran at the Palace of Versailles during the G7 Summit in Paris on approximately June...
The House Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to hold a markup hearing on June 24, but the lack of a published agenda leaves key questions unanswered...
The F-35 program is in crisis. [GAP] The Defense Department's most expensive weapons system is now delivering less than half its promised capability, even...
The Trump administration's Asia Pacific diplomacy faces a critical test. [GAP] A May summit in Beijing yielded no major trade breakthroughs and left...
The House Rules Committee is set to advance four bills that collectively reshape federal spending and regulatory priorities across foreign policy, energy...
The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs is taking up six bills that address immediate financial relief for...
Veterans face compounding problems accessing benefits and housing, and Congress is moving to address three distinct pain points in a House Veterans Affairs...
Retail investors are flooding U.S. markets with unprecedented capital while simultaneously facing new gatekeeping mechanisms that favor institutional money....
A House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on Delaney Hall Ice detention facility is set to unfold amid a public dispute over conditions at the...
The insolvency clock for Social Security is ticking faster than previously expected. A new trustees report moved the projected depletion date of the Old-Age...
The Senate Armed Services Committee is preparing to vet four Pentagon leadership appointments as the Trump administration seeks to reshape defense spending...
The House is preparing to examine federal efforts to combat supplemental nutrition assistance fraud just as the Trump administration has moved aggressively...
A federal judge's approval of a $38 billion settlement between Visa and Mastercard, combined with a Trump administration push to deregulate fintech, has...
The Small Business Administration faces existential questions about its ability to support startups and scale-ups. [GAP] A 33 percent budget cut, the...
The House Agriculture Committee is convening a farm safety net hearing to examine how the Trump administration's steep budget cuts are affecting farmers'...
The Biden administration and Republican Congress have spent the past year pouring resources into apprenticeships as an alternative to four-year college...
Why it matters: The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship convened on June 17, 2026, to examine small business entrepreneurship across...
Housing costs have consumed an outsize share of American household budgets for years, and the problem is accelerating. According to Harvard's Joint Center...
