The Senate Banking Committee's confirmation hearing for three Trump administration nominees will test whether Democrats can mount any meaningful pushback on...
The Senate Appropriations Committee is moving forward with markup of four fiscal year 2027 appropriations bills after weeks of deadlock over spending...
The Senate Intelligence Committee is convening a closed briefing as a former senior CIA official faces charges in a sprawling case involving hundreds of...
Rep. Jerry Nadler announced on September 1, 2025 that he would not seek an 18th term in 2026, citing the need for generational change in the Democratic...
Maryland's 6th Congressional District Democratic primary has become a financial spectacle, with two wealthy self-funding candidates pouring roughly $32...
The Democratic primary for New York's 10th congressional district became a study in contrasts on money, endorsements, and political muscle as three...
President Trump signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran at the Palace of Versailles during the G7 Summit in Paris on approximately June...
The F-35 program is in crisis. [GAP] The Defense Department's most expensive weapons system is now delivering less than half its promised capability, even...
The field to replace Rep. Nydia Velázquez in New York's 7th Congressional District is being reshaped by an unprecedented flood of outside money, with one...
Since Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving Democrat in the House, announced he was stepping aside after 44 years in Congress, a crowded primary has become a...
The National Park Service is bleeding out. [GAP] Since January 2025, the agency has lost roughly 4,000 permanent staff—24 percent of its full-time...
A Portland-based cannabis and hemp genetics company has terminated its lobbying relationship, according to recent federal disclosures. Phylos Bioscience,...
Five territorial governors testified before Congress on June 17, 2026, as the Trump administration's Medicaid cuts and solar funding cancellations threaten...
Why it matters: A Senate hearing on nominations descended into partisan conflict on Tuesday as Democrats challenged the Trump administration's push to...
A deadly shooting at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Georgia this spring exposed systemic security failures that have persisted for years. The VA police...
The U.S. Postal Service faces a financial cliff. [GAP] With cash reserves projected to run out within 12 months and cumulative losses topping $109 billion...
The Indian Health Service has operated without a Senate-confirmed director for over a year. That vacancy ends if the Senate confirms Mark Cruz, whose...
Congress is drowning in legislative text. [GAP] More than 14,000 bills have been introduced in the current Congress, and the Congressional Research Service...
The Trump administration's Asia Pacific diplomacy faces a critical test. [GAP] A May summit in Beijing yielded no major trade breakthroughs and left...
A Senate hearing on Mexican drug cartels and their threat to U.S. national security comes as the Trump administration escalates pressure on Mexico to allow...
The House Rules Committee is set to advance four bills that collectively reshape federal spending and regulatory priorities across foreign policy, energy...
The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs is taking up six bills that address immediate financial relief for...
Veterans face compounding problems accessing benefits and housing, and Congress is moving to address three distinct pain points in a House Veterans Affairs...
