Defense
Senate Advances War Powers Challenge to Trump Iran Policy
The Senate voted Wednesday to advance S.J.Res. 185, a joint resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran not...
House Passes Sweeping Housing Reform Bill
The House cleared the Housing for the 21st Century Act Wednesday in a lopsided H.R. 6644 floor vote, 395-13, with both parties delivering near-unanimous...
House Passes Bill Letting Community Banks Keep Deposits Local
Why it matters: The Keeping Deposits Local Act cleared the House floor vote with 405 votes in favor and zero against, a result that is genuinely rare in the...
House To Vote on Veterans Gun Rights, Disability Benefits
The House has scheduled votes this week on a trio of measures that touch veterans' gun rights, disability pay, and a long-delayed cultural institution,...
Congress Defends EPA Funding Against Massive Cuts
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies convenes Thursday for a markup of the FY 2027 Interior Environment...
Congress Faces Growing Threats From Foreign Cyberattacks
A newly updated Congressional Research Service report cataloguing major cyberattacks 2012-2025 offers Congress its most comprehensive public accounting yet...
Congress Seeks Sweeping Housing Deal Amid Key Disagreements
A new Congressional Research Service report released this week offers the clearest H.R. 6644 comparison yet of where the House and Senate agree, and where...
Congress Blocks Trump's Massive NIH Funding Cut Proposal
A new Congressional Research Service report on NIH funding lays out in stark terms how far apart the Trump administration and Congress were on the future of...
House Committee Advances Medicare Overhaul and Health Plans
The House Ways and Means Committee is moving a package of eight bills through markup on Thursday that would reshape Medicare reimbursement, expand coverage...
Committee Moves to Prevent Transportation Funding Collapse
Federal highway, transit, and rail programs lose their authorization on September 30, 2026, when the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act expires. Without...
House Energy Committee Pushes 16 Bills Affecting Millions
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled to hold a Full Committee Markup hearing on Thursday, May 21, covering 16 bills — a significant...
Army's Decision to Cancel JLTV Program Blindsides Marines
The Army's decision to cancel the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program has exposed a fault line between the services, raised alarms about rising costs for...
Trump-Backed Challenger Defeats Massie in KY Primary
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), a seven-term libertarian-leaning congressman, lost his Republican primary Tuesday night to Ed Gallrein, a farmer and retired Navy...
Trump-Backed Alvarado Wins KY Republican Primary for House Seat
Ralph Alvarado, a physician and former Kentucky state senator, won the Republican primary for Kentucky's 6th Congressional District on May 19, securing the...
Western Water Crisis: Reclamation's Critical Future
The Bureau of Reclamation — the federal agency that delivers water and power to tens of millions of people across the American West — is facing simultaneous...
Senate Hearing Reveals Fertilizer Crisis Threatens Farm Viability
Senate Ag Committee Examines Fertilizer Crisis Amid Farm Bankruptcies and Geopolitical Turmoil
GOP Split Over Tariffs Threatens Small Manufacturer Growth
Why it matters: The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee held a hearing on May 13, 2026, examining industrialization and the rise of small...
Bipartisan Push to Address Mental Health Crisis Among Farmers
In a Senate where nearly every vote breaks along party lines, 21 senators, 11 Democrats and 10 Republicans, have quietly united behind a resolution to...