A new Congressional Research Service report on U.S.-Mexico trade relations arrives at a pivotal moment: the Trump administration's primary tariff tool...
Why it matters: The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee advanced three bipartisan research and energy bills on May 20, marking a rare moment of...
The House passed H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, on a 216-200 vote, delivering a significant win for Second Amendment advocates and...
Why it matters: The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on May 20 to scrutinize the FY2027 budget requests for the National Endowment for...
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence held a hearing on May 20 examining bank fintech...
Why it matters: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a full committee markup on May 20, advancing a mix of bipartisan and contested...
A multinational hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship in the Atlantic is forcing a direct confrontation between the realities of novel infectious...
Why it matters: The House Homeland Security Committee convened a hearing on TSA modernization on May 20, 2026, as the agency approaches its 25th...
Why it matters: The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Wednesday, May 20, titled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate," putting the...
Why it matters: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a 9/11 Commission hearing on May 20 that served as a public reckoning with a...
Why it matters: The Senate HELP Committee held a hearing on charter schools Wednesday that put a sharp spotlight on one of the Trump administration's core...
Why it matters: The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday exposed the rawest fault lines yet in the debate over judicial independence under...
Why it matters: The Senate Special Committee on Aging convened Wednesday, May 20, for a hearing on senior falls prevention that put a stark policy...
Why it matters: The Senate Indian Affairs Committee convened on May 20 for a two-part session that opened with a unanimous vote advancing eight tribal land...
Why it matters: The House passed the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act on May 21, 2026, delivering the first real increase in...
Court Packing: A Threat To The Supreme Court's Legitimacy
The H.R. 1329 floor vote ended in failure Thursday, but the story isn't about Republicans blocking a women's history museum. It's about Democrats doing it —...
The House passed the Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act on Wednesday in an S. 2393 floor vote that was about as...
A new Congressional Research Service report is giving lawmakers a detailed roadmap for navigating the second round of Opportunity Zone designations, a...
Lilah Sherr has joined the office of Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) as a Legislative Correspondent, according to congressional staffing records. Sherr started...
Michael Davisson has been promoted to Senior Professional Staff Member on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's Surface...
Jack Siepmann is joining the office of Rep. J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46) as a Senior Legislative Assistant, the latest move in a career of Jack Siepmann...
Monique Bolsajian has been promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director in the office of Rep. Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA-31), effective May 1....
