Politics
Congress Pushes Back on Army Corps Project Pauses
Both chambers of the 119th Congress are advancing competing Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA 2026) bills that include provisions designed to...
Overview
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce met in open markup session on Sept. 2, considering 10 bills spanning diesel emissions, rail commerce, bus safety,...
Senate Panel Will Examine Four Key Finance Nominations
Four nominees spanning housing finance, Treasury investment policy, and export credit are set to face questions from the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban...
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...
Congress Examines College Sports Media Rights
College sports media rights contracts are reshaping school finances and the daily lives of student athletes, according to a new Congressional Research...
Federal-Tribal Consultation: Framework and Congressional Options
Whether the federal government's obligations to consult with tribal nations before taking action are enforceable, consistent, or adequately funded is the...
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...