President Trump signed Executive Order 14395 on March 16, 2026, creating a government-wide Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in federal benefits programs. A new...
A new Congressional Research Service report on Title I-A grants for FY2025 lands at a moment when the future of federal K-12 education funding is anything...
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...
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...
A new Congressional Research Service report on shark conservation management in the United States lands at a complicated moment: the domestic regulatory...
A new Congressional Research Service report on U.S. extended deterrence and regional nuclear capabilities lands with a pointed observation: the Trump...
Colombia's 2026 presidential election, scheduled for May 31, arrives at a moment when U.S.-Colombian relations are at a low point, and the outcome could...
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...
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...
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 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 Congressional Research Service has updated its foundational guide on congressional redistricting criteria just as the legal landscape governing how...
A Congressional Research Service report updated May 14 finds that the federal government has only partially implemented a 2021 law designed to build a...
A new Congressional Research Service report is giving lawmakers a detailed roadmap for navigating the second round of Opportunity Zone designations, a...
