Data and News Shaping the Political Landscape
The House passed the Save Our Shrimpers Act on May 12, 2026, with 391 votes in favor and only 18 against, sending a clear message that protecting domestic...
As President Trump touches down in Beijing this week for the first American presidential visit to China since his own 2017 trip, a newly updated...
U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Region
The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party convenes May 19 for a hearing whose...
The clock is ticking on one of Washington's most contested financial institutions. The Export-Import Bank of the United States — the federal government's...
A new Congressional Research Service report on China economy trends lands at a pivotal moment, as Congress and the Trump administration wrestle with how...
The Trump administration's decision to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on imported patented pharmaceuticals has set off a scramble in Washington over...
A sweeping Congressional Research Service report on India-U.S. relations, updated May 4, lands at a moment when two decades of carefully constructed...
A February 2026 presidential proclamation that quadrupled the Argentine beef import quota is now drawing scrutiny from Congress, industry groups, and policy...
A Congressional Research Service report published May 1 puts a spotlight on Section 307 forced labor imports enforcement, a statutory tool that has...
The Trump administration has staked its economic credibility on tariffs, "Buy American" mandates, and reshoring American manufacturing. But a recent...
The Trump administration is aggressively rewriting how the United States screens foreign investment, tightening the screws on Chinese acquisitions while...
A new Congressional Research Service report finds that international tourism to the United States is declining at a moment when the rest of the world is...
A Congressional Research Service report updated in late April offers Congress a clear-eyed look at China's political system at a moment when U.S.-China...
Copper is everywhere in the modern economy — in electric vehicles, power grids, data centers, and defense systems — and the United States produces a...
The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee is convening a hearing on April 29 that arrives at a fraught moment for American small business....
Why it matters: The House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces held a joint hearing Wednesday on "Revitalizing...
Why it matters: The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on China's ongoing theft of U.S. innovation on Wednesday, April 22, formally titled "Stealth...
Why it matters: The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet held a hearing on April 21 that...
Why it matters: The House Natural Resources Committee advanced eight bills on Tuesday, covering domestic mining, critical minerals, illegal fishing, and...
