Sen. Richard Blumenthal spent the week pressing the Pentagon on sailor welfare, targeting predatory gambling practices, and pushing back on federal...
Rep. Bennie Thompson spent the week focusing on two issues that hit close to home for residents of Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District: the state's...
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith spent the week between Washington and Mississippi, attending local ribbon-cuttings, cosponsoring legislation, and absorbing a setback...
Sen. Tom Cotton spent the week back in Arkansas, meeting with local industries and state officials while weighing in on national security and domestic...
A recent CRS report examines competing proposals to revive the Legacy Restoration Fund, which expired in August without congressional action.
A recent CRS report on AI chatbots designed for companionship has landed on lawmakers' desks at a moment when use of these tools is accelerating. The stakes...
Johnson & Johnson registered Forbes Tate Partners LLC as a lobbying firm on August 14, 2026, marking a shift in the company's government relations strategy....
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam spent the week focused on two issues with direct stakes for Northern Virginia residents: the treatment of detainees at a federal...
A recent CRS report on Ecuador raises urgent questions about how Congress should balance security cooperation with human rights safeguards as the Trump...
A recent CRS report published on August 13 examines the Trump Administration's approach to Venezuela's political transition following Nicolás Maduro's...
A recent CRS report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act reveals a program in crisis. AGOA, which provides duty-free access to U.S. markets for most...
Two senators introduced bipartisan legislation this month designed to protect the nation's electrical grid from emerging quantum computing threats. Senators...
A recent GAO report released on August 13, 2026, reveals a paradox at the heart of America's mental health and substance abuse support infrastructure: even...
A recent CRS report on adult protective services reveals a system stretched thin, with nearly 1.6 million reports of maltreatment filed last year but fewer...
The Defense Production Act (DPA) grants the President sweeping authority to direct domestic industry toward national defense goals, but most of those powers...
Alexander Manolev, a Bulgarian businessman designated by the State Department for corruption, has resumed aggressive lobbying in Washington. Washington...
A recent CRS report published August 13 details the health and regulatory challenges posed by wildland fire smoke, laying out a complex landscape where...
A CRS report released in mid-July detailed sweeping changes to how the federal government distributes homelessness assistance, but a court has left the...
Congress Rewrote DHS Spending Rules—and Won on Key Battles
A recent CRS report published on August 14 examines the Supreme Court's April 22 decision in Hencely v. Fluor Corp., which fundamentally reshapes the legal...
A recent CRS report on the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Trump v. Barbara lays bare the constitutional obstacles Congress would need to clear to...
A recent CRS report on federal enforcement actions against states over voter registration lists highlights a fundamental clash over access to sensitive...
A recent GAO report published on August 10, 2026, found that the State Department's maximum housing space standards for overseas personnel have not been...