Congress faces a hard deadline. The federal public transportation program, funded at $21.4 billion annually under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
Why it matters: Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on June 3 to defend the Trump administration's State...
A new Congressional Research Service report on FDA AI device regulation arrives at a moment when the technology is outpacing the law. With roughly 1,450...
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's upcoming HSGAC hearing nominations on June 17 put a spotlight on two agencies that have...
Why it matters: The House Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act on June 4, authorizing $1.15...
The House cleared the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act on Wednesday in a 240–181 vote, with Republicans unified and most Democrats opposed. The H.R....
A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a moment when the stakes for getting federal land policy right on wildfire could hardly be higher. The...
The airwaves that carry your cell phone signal, guide a missile to its target, and keep a Navy destroyer's radar humming are all drawn from the same finite...
A new Congressional Research Service report released June 10 puts a sharp lens on one of the least-scrutinized corners of federal spending: the roughly...
A package of healthcare bills heading to a Senate HELP Committee business meeting on June 17 touches nearly every corner of federal health policy — from...
Small business retail is under pressure from tariffs, shifting consumer behavior, and generational spending changes — and Congress is paying attention....
The U.S.-South Korea alliance is under simultaneous pressure from multiple directions, and a new Congressional Research Service report published June 9,...
The University of Maryland, College Park ended its lobbying relationship with Dionne Co. in a Q2 2025 termination filing, cutting ties with the...
The Senate Special Committee on Aging is set to examine a pattern of China-linked fraud, influence operations, and security threats that federal prosecutors...
The Senate voted 50-44 on a cloture motion Wednesday to advance the Brock Dahl nomination to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, clearing the...
The House passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464) on Thursday by a vote of 218–206, with Republicans unified and Democrats nearly unanimous...
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions convened an NLRB congressional hearing on June 4 that put the Trump...
Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a Secure Data Act hearing on June 3, examining H.R....
The Senate confirmed Anthony Mattivi as a U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas on June 9, 2026, by a vote of 51 to 46, with every Republican...
The Army is asking Congress to approve a nearly $253 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 while simultaneously managing a reported $4 billion to $6 billion...
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) met Tuesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson in a 30-minute meeting at the Capitol, a conversation that grew directly out of...
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), the House Democratic Caucus Chair and co-chair of the House Democratic Commission on AI, publicly criticized a new bipartisan AI...
Why it matters: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee convened June 4 for a markup that advanced its fiscal year 2027 budget priorities and...
