House Passes Clean FISA Extension, Handing Trump a Surveillance Win
The House voted 261-111 on April 29 to pass S. 4465, a clean 18-month extension of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — handing the...
The House voted 261-111 on April 29 to pass S. 4465, a clean 18-month extension of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — handing the...
Sports betting has exploded into a multi-billion dollar industry since the Supreme Court's 2018 decision opened the door for states to legalize it, and...
The federal agency responsible for ensuring that thousands of defense contractors properly handle classified information is completing less than 40 percent...
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. has registered Miller & Chevalier Chartered to lobby on its behalf on tax issues, according to a new federal lobbying registration...
In a Senate where bipartisan agreement has become increasingly rare, S.Res. 703 passed by unanimous consent on April 29, 2026, the same day it was...

The Senate passed S.Res. 690 Tuesday on a strict party-line vote, 52-47, advancing a procedural resolution that allows the chamber to confirm presidential...

Axel Springer SE, the German media giant that owns Politico and Business Insider, is keeping its Washington lobbying operation running at a steady clip. The...

Why it matters: The Senate voted 47-50 on May 1, 2026, to block a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 184, a joint resolution that would have directed the removal...


A public feud between Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ed Martin, the Trump administration's DOJ Pardon Attorney, erupted on social media April 30 after Tillis...
The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 hit its first major wall on the House floor Thursday, when an amendment to strip a controversial pesticide...
The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands filed a First Quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure through Winston & Strawn LLP, reporting $130,000 in lobbying...
Why it matters: The Senate voted Wednesday to block S.J.Res. 124, a joint resolution that would have directed the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from...
An amendment to strip a pesticide liability shield from the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 failed on the House floor Thursday, but not before...
The House passed the FY2026 budget resolution on April 29, 2026, in a floor vote that laid bare just how wide the partisan canyon has grown on federal...
The S.Res. 690 floor vote, which passed 51-46 on April 30, 2026, is less about any single nominee and more about the machinery Republicans have built to...
The House cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday night on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, passing an amendment to HR 7567 384-35 in a...
The Senate confirms Trump's pick to lead the ATF
The House cleared the H.R. 7567 floor vote on April 30, 2026, passing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 224 to 200 on a near-perfect...
The H.R. 7567 floor vote on Thursday exposed a rare fault line inside the House Republican conference, as 19 GOP members broke with their party to help...
The Senate voted 47-50 on Wednesday to block a joint resolution that would have restored automatic extensions of work permits for legal immigrants, handing...
The Senate Armed Services Committee's Personnel Subcommittee is set to examine Pentagon personnel policies at a moment when the Defense Department is under...
Why it matters: A House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Tuesday exposed a raw fault line over the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, with...
Why it matters: The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing Tuesday on the Trump administration's proposed $4.4...