A new Congressional Research Service report examines the rocky history of Data.gov implementation and raises pointed questions about whether the federal...
A new Congressional Research Service report on Medicare's site-neutral payment policy lands at a moment when Congress is actively hunting for ways to offset...
A new Congressional Research Service report is putting military infertility benefits back on the legislative agenda, documenting a persistent gap between...
The Department of Veterans Affairs holds some of the most sensitive data in the federal government — genetic profiles, medical histories, and mental health...
Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a wide-ranging full committee markup on May 21, 2026, advancing 16 bills spanning vehicle...
The United States is in a race it cannot afford to lose — and until now, it has lacked a consistent, structured way to measure whether it is winning. A new...
The Texas Senate Republican Primary 2026 runoff happening Tuesday pits a GOP stalwart against a Trump acolyte and it's already shattered spending records....
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...
When service members leave their jobs to answer the call of duty, federal law promises they can come back. But a new government watchdog report finds that...
The race to succeed Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff for Texas's 38th Congressional District has come down to two...
A quiet but consequential shift in how the federal government publishes scientific research is on a collision course with fiscal reality. The U.S....
More than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Congressional Research Service is putting Congress on notice: the diplomatic path to...
A new Congressional Research Service report on wildfire fuel treatments lands at a politically charged moment: the Trump Administration is simultaneously...
The United States is in a race it cannot afford to lose — and until now, it has lacked a consistent, structured way to measure whether it is winning. A new...
The Trump Administration is weighing one of the most significant restructurings of federal disaster relief in decades, and a new Congressional Research...
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...
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...
