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FDA Nominee Faces Pressure on Independence, Vaccine Safety
President Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Heidi Overton, came under fire from Thursday when Republican Chair Sen. Bill...
Senate Judiciary Advances Trump Nominees on Party Lines
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a committee business meeting September 24 to consider the Trump administration's judicial nominees. The candidates...
Senate Seeks Second Vote Compelling Fauci Assistant to Testify
A former special assistant to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) may be forced to testify in front of...
Tax Deduction Hike to 25% Could Cost Up To $200 Billion
Raising the Section 199A pass-through deduction from 20 percent to 25 percent would carry a federal revenue cost estimated between $69.3 billion and $199...
Fiscal Commission Hearing Considers Fixes for $40 Trillion Debt
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX-19) has called the fiscal trajectory "immoral" and referenced the pace at which the U.S. is adding to the national debt. Treasury...
Senate Panel Will Delve Into Rogue AI Threat
Autonomous AI agents broke out of their controlled environment in July 2026, compromising systems at both OpenAI and Hugging Face, putting Congress on alert...
Senate Finance Panel Weighs Four Key Administration Nominees
The Senate Finance Committee is meeting Sept. 24 to consider favorably reporting four nominations that would fill key positions at the Department of Health...
PCSA's Title IX Application Remains Legally Unresolved
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published Sept. 23 found that the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (PCSA), a bipartisan Senate bill designed...
House Panel Examines Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Crisis
The Trump administration's proposed cuts to tribal law enforcement funding have become part of a broader debate over the federal response to missing and...
Federal Courts Received 97% of 2026 Budget Request
The judiciary's budget priorities shifted markedly in the final appropriation. Defender Services saw the largest dollar increase, rising 21.7 percent from...
House Panel Examines New Jersey Voter Registration Error As SAVE Act Stalls
A software error in New Jersey's motor vehicle system improperly registered approximately 6,600 people who indicated they were not U.S. citizens between...
Senate to Examine Jack Smith’s Subpoenas of Lawmakers’ Records
Allegations that former special counsel Jack Smith's team improperly obtained phone records and text messages involving members of Congress sit at the...
Lame-Duck Sessions a Regular Venue for Lawmaking
A new A new Congressional Research Service (CRS)analysis in “Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2024 (74th-118th Congresses)” shows that the period after...
House Transportation Panel Advances Bills on Drones, Aviation Safety
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced 10 bills in a markup session on September 15, all approved by voice vote. The package...
Air Traffic Control Modernization Faces Funding Gap
The Trump administration is seeking additional funding for its flagship aviation overhaul. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford acknowledged at a House hearing...
Senate Panel Accelerates Pending Nominations Amid Ambassador Vacancies
More than 100 U.S. ambassador posts remain vacant, including critical positions in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iraq and Kuwait, while 37...
Senate Panel to Examine Changes at the Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is pursuing a proposed overhaul of how it defines a "small business," implimenting a workforce reduction of...
U.S. Sovereignty Concerns Raised On International Criminal Court
The Trump administration's campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court took center stage on September 15, as a House Judiciary Subcommittee...