Why it matters: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee on June 4, touting the administration's tax record while...
A Senate floor vote Thursday ended in failure for Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), whose motion to waive all budgetary discipline for his Lee Amendment No. 5804 fell...
The House Ways and Means Committee's joint Social Security and Work & Welfare subcommittees are set to hear from Social Security Administration Commissioner...
The Department of Veterans Affairs will spend more money in FY2026 than at any point in its history — but not entirely on the Trump Administration's terms....
An 88-year-old law is at the center of one of Washington's sharpest energy fights — and a new Congressional Research Service report lays out exactly why...
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group Inc. ended its lobbying relationship with Washington Strategic Consulting Inc. at the close of the First Quarter of...
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has registered Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to lobby on defense issues, a new lobbying registration filed in spring...
The American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act cleared the House floor vote on June 2 with 403 votes in favor and just 13 against, a margin that...
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance is convening a disaster recovery hearing on June 10 at a moment when the federal safety...
Congress is taking a hard look at whether a 65-year-old antitrust exemption still makes sense in an era when fans increasingly need a paid streaming...
The Kuhlman floor vote is the latest installment in the 119th Congress's most reliable drama: a Republican Senate majority methodically locking in a...
The 52–46 vote was a clean partisan split — and a preview of the judicial wars still to come.
Motorola Solutions Inc. ended its lobbying relationship with Mark A. Kopec, according to a 2026 Second Quarter termination amendment filed May 26, 2026,...
Bethlehem Steel Corp. has retained Steptoe LLP as its lobbying firm, filing a new client registration on May 28, 2026. The registration marks the company's...
The Kidney Care Access Coalition Inc. ended its relationship with Checkmate Government Relations LLC in the second quarter of 2026, according to an LDA...
The House passed the No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act on Wednesday, 217–207, with Republicans united and Democrats nearly unanimous in...
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee's USDA oversight hearing on June 10 arrives against a backdrop of cascading controversies: a...
Federal funding for oral health programs and dental education is under pressure on multiple fronts. The American Dental Education Association is pushing for...
A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a moment when the tension between Congress and the executive branch is as sharp as it has been in...
A new Congressional Research Service report on NPS appropriations trends lays bare a decade-long squeeze on the National Park Service: the agency is being...
Every year, a formula buried in federal statute quietly determines whether tens of millions of Americans can keep up with rising prices. The Social Security...
The House cleared H.Res. 1333 on a strict party-line vote Wednesday, opening the floor to a bundle of legislation targeting fraud in child care, student...
The Senate voted 15–84 to reject a motion to waive budgetary discipline for Tillis Amendment 5452, blocking Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) from advancing his...
