Civil Rights

Concerns Over Executing Intellectually Disabled Defendants Highlighted

A new Congressional Research Service report published May 1, 2026 lands at a pointed moment: the Trump administration is moving faster than any in recent...

Immigration

Presidential Executive Order Challenges 130 Years of Birthright Citizenship

The birthright citizenship Supreme Court case now before the justices cuts to a foundational question: can a president rewrite 130 years of constitutional...

Intelligence

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...

Civil Rights

House Passes Bill to Restore Jewish Servicemembers' Religious Grave Markers After Decades-Long Injustice

Why it matters: The House passed the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act on April 30, 2026, addressing a decades-old injustice:...

Civil Rights

Federal Mismanagement of Native American Trust Funds Documented

A new Congressional Research Service report on federal management of tribal trust funds lands at a moment when the Trump administration is proposing deep...

Education

Congress Debates Campus Free Speech Protection

Congress is preparing to weigh in on one of the most charged debates in American higher education: whether universities are protecting or suppressing free...

Legislation

Committee Eyes Repeal of Clinic Access Law

A House subcommittee is preparing to scrutinize the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, a federal law that has protected access to reproductive...

Congress

DEI Policies Underlying Education are in Congress' Crosshairs

The House Education and Workforce Committee's Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education is set to hold a House Education hearing...

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties

Committee Examines Federal Trust Obligations to Tribes

Federal funding for the Indian Health Service sits at the center of a long-standing debate over whether the U.S. government is meeting its trust and treaty...

Public Lands and Water Management

Interior Budget Hearing Tests Tribal Trust

The House Appropriations Committee's Interior Department budget hearing scheduled for April 20 puts Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directly in front of...

Congress

# Bipartisan Coalition Blocks FISA Extension, Leaving Warrantless Surveillance Program in Limbo

The H.R. 8035 floor vote collapsed Thursday, as a coalition of reform-minded Republicans and nearly unified Democrats rejected the procedural resolution...

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties

America250: Ensuring Equal Access to Public Lands

With the 250th anniversary of American independence approaching in 2026, Congress is using the milestone to examine whether the country's national parks and...

Law, Crime, and Family Issues

Supreme Court Skeptical of Executive Birthright Citizenship Ban

The justices heard oral arguments just days ago. A ruling could reshape immigration policy for a generation.

Defense

Confederate Military Names Are Back. Congress Has a Problem With That.

A new Congressional Research Service report on the naming of U.S. military installations lands as the Trump administration has moved aggressively to restore...

Government Operations

Senate Hearing Exposes FBI's "Arctic Frost" Targeting of Conservatives

Senate Judiciary Hearing on "Arctic Frost" Turns Combative Over FBI Weaponization Claims

Congress

# DHS Hearing Explodes Over ICE Shootings of U.S. Citizens

The House Homeland Security Committee's DHS oversight hearing on February 10, 2026, devolved into a heated confrontation over the fatal shootings of two...

Immigration

Senate Hearing Exposes Deep Rift on Birthright Citizenship

The Senate Judiciary Committee's Constitution Subcommittee held a high-stakes hearing on birthright citizenship on March 10, 2026 — just three weeks before...