Civil Rights

Democrats Criticize House Hearing Targeting Healthcare Union Antisemitism

Why it matters: A House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday put healthcare unions and antisemitism on a collision course, as Jewish doctors and advocates...

Veterans Affairs

GOP Passes Veterans Rights and Women's Museum Bills in a Bundle

The House voted along strict party lines Wednesday to advance consideration of three bills, including measures to protect veterans' Second Amendment rights,...

Education

House Passes PROTECT Kids Act on Student Gender Identity Changes

Why it matters: The House passed the PROTECT Kids Act floor vote Wednesday, 217-198, a bill that would require federally funded public elementary and middle...

Law and Order

CRS Report Details Effects of Supreme Court's VRA Reductions

The Supreme Court's April 29, 2026 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has fundamentally altered the legal landscape for minority voting rights in America. A new...

Legislation

Committee Votes on Controversial Disability Wage Bill

Five bills spanning disability employment, civics education, retirement plan administration, and healthcare billing transparency are headed for a vote in...

Government Operations

SBA 8(a) Program Faces Unprecedented Legal and Political Challenges

A federal contracting program designed to help minority-owned small businesses compete for government work is facing its most significant legal and...

Civil Rights

Congressional Scrutiny Threatens Southern Poverty Law Center

A federal indictment, a state civil probe, and a whistleblower allegation have converged on a single organization in the span of weeks, and now Congress is...

Civil Rights

Subcommittee Probes Antisemitism in Healthcare Institutions

A House subcommittee is set to examine whether antisemitism has taken root inside American health care institutions, training programs, and professional...

Civil Rights

Senate Examines Muslim Brotherhood Designation Impact

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights is set to hold a Muslim Brotherhood hearing on May 20,...

Health

Senate Scrutinizes Gender Transition Care for Minors

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is convening a hearing on gender transition procedures for minors at a moment when the medical...

Civil Rights

House Passes Unanimous Antisemitism Resolution as Hate Incidents Surge Across Country

The House voted 419-0 on the H.Res. 1251 floor vote Thursday, passing a resolution calling on elected officials and civil society leaders to counter...

Legislation

House Committee Addresses Critical Tribal Community Needs

Four bills touching the lives of Native Americans — from unsolved murders to bison herds to emergency medical care — come before the House Natural Resources...

Law and Order

Senate Gerrymandering Hearing To Examine Supreme Court Voting Rights Decision

The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais landed less than three weeks ago, and states are already redrawing maps. Tennessee passed new...

Politics

Women's Legislative Representation Stalls Globally at 27.4%

Women hold just 27.4 percent of legislative seats worldwide, and the United States ranks 85th globally, according to a Congressional Research Service report...

Civil Rights

Federal Prisons Pass Abuse Audits While Thousands Report Sexual Assault

Federal prison sexual abuse is not a new problem, but a new government watchdog report reveals that the system designed to stop it may be doing little more...

Civil Rights

Salmon Fund Elimination Threatens Western Tribes' Treaty Rights

A Congressional Research Service report on the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund is drawing renewed attention on Capitol Hill as the Trump administration...

Government Operations

Federal Obligations to Tribal Forests Remain Critically Underfunded

A new Congressional Research Service report on tribal forestry lands at a moment of maximum tension: the Trump Administration is cutting federal agency...