Politics
Sen. Warnock Meets with House Speaker After Christianity Dispute
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) met Tuesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson in a 30-minute meeting at the Capitol, a conversation that grew directly out of...
General Services Administration Renovation Budget Approved
Why it matters: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee convened June 4 for a markup that advanced its fiscal year 2027 budget priorities and...
House Questions Forest Service Chief Amid Staff Cuts
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on the state of federal forests and the 2026 wildfire outlook on June 4,...
Graham Wins Fifth Senate Term Bid In South Carolina GOP Primary
Sen. Lindsey Graham won the South Carolina GOP primary on June 9, clearing a five-candidate field with roughly 59 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff and...
Social Gaming Alliance Enters Federal Lobbying Arena
The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance has filed a new lobbying registration disclosure with Covenant Government Affairs LLC, signaling a fresh push into...
Arlington Cemetery Running Out of Burial Space by 2041
Arlington National Cemetery is running out of room. With roughly 67,200 burial spaces remaining as of June 2026, the cemetery that holds nearly 430,000...
Blockchain Association Lobbies on Cryptocurrency Regulation Issues
The Blockchain Association's in-house lobbying team brings deep Capitol Hill credentials to its First Quarter 2026 disclosure. CEO Summer Mersinger spent...
House Votes to Slash Union Contract Negotiations
The Faster Labor Contracts Act passed the House on Tuesday, 230 to 193, in a vote that flipped the usual partisan script: 210 Democrats voted yes, 192...
Congress Faces Rayburn Renovation Crisis Without Funding
Why it matters: The House Administration Committee convened a full oversight hearing on June 3 with Thomas Austin, the Architect of the Capitol, as Congress...
House Locks in Border Enforcement Funding Through 2029
The Secure America Act floor vote landed exactly as advertised: 214 Republicans in favor, every Democrat and the chamber's lone independent opposed. No...
House Passes Combined Fraud Prevention and Border Security Bills
The House voted 213–211 Tuesday to adopt H.Res. 1345, a procedural rule vote that cleared the path for floor consideration of a package combining two...
House Passes Anti-Fraud and Border Security Package in Narrow Party-Line Vote
The House cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday, advancing a package of Republican-backed legislation targeting federal payment fraud and border security...
Union Contract Votes Now Face 10-Day Bargaining Deadline
The House voted Tuesday to discharge H.Res. 1140, clearing the way for an H.R. 5408 floor vote on the Faster Labor Contracts Act, legislation that would...
Commissioners Reject Postmaster's Borrowing Plan
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Government Operations convened a Postal Regulatory Commission hearing on June 4 that put the agency's four...
House Defies Trump, Passes $8 Billion Ukraine Aid Package With Rare Bipartisan Rebuke
The Ukraine Support Act floor vote landed Wednesday as one of the sharpest rebukes of a sitting president by his own party in recent memory. The House...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Budget Cut in Half
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is at the center of one of Washington's most consequential regulatory battles, and a new Congressional Research...
U.S. Demands Iran Militia Dismantling From Vulnerable Iraqi Government
Iraq is once again at the center of a volatile U.S. foreign policy challenge, and a newly updated Congressional Research Service report makes clear that the...
As Wildfires Burn, Senate Considers Public Lands Bills
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is set to convene a sprawling business meeting on June 10, advancing more than two dozen bills that...