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Lawmakers Weigh Disaster Tech Amid Federal Weather Research Cuts
As the Trump administration seeks cuts to federal weather research and changes to disaster response, lawmakers are examining whether artificial...
Senate Judiciary Committee Will Vote on Pending Nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a "Business Meeting To Consider Pending Calendar Business" on Thursday, October 1. These executive...
Senate Health Panel Delays Bill as Nominees Await Vote
Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA) recessed the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee markup on Sept. 24 without a final vote on the No Aid for...
Senate Finance Committee Advances Health and Tax Nominees
The Senate Finance Committee voted Sept. 24 to advance Gerard "Chris" Klomp to be deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by a...
Congress Flags U.S.-Mongolia Policy Tensions
Mongolia's relations with neighboring China and Russia have only strengthened at a time when both countries pose security risks to the United States. As a...
A COVID Cover-Up? Senate to Vote Again on Witness Immunity
A Senate committee will consider seeking immunity for a former government official accused of covering up and destroying government records pertaining to...
The Transgender Athlete Debate Reaches the Senate Floor. Again.
The defining moment was not what was said from the dais — it was who wasn't there.
Senate Indians Committee Weighs Tribal Land and Sovereignty Bills
Lawmakers are weighing four bills to resolve long-running disputes over tribal lands and membership, as tribes continue to seek congressional action to...
Lawmakers Examine Challenges Facing U.S. Generic Drug Manufacturing
U.S. generic drug manufacturers told lawmakers that low prices and foreign competition are making domestic production increasingly difficult to sustain, as...
Trump Veterans Appeals Nominees Face Democratic Scrutiny
President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead key parts of the veterans’ appeals system faced Democratic scrutiny over their lack of veterans’ benefits law...
MQ-9A Reaper Fleet Shrinks Amid Combat Losses
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published "Air Force MQ-9A Reaper: Background and Issues for Congress" on Sept. 23, raising questions about whether...
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...
Senate Judiciary Probes Flock's AI Cameras Amid Abuse Claims
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, chaired by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), held what The Hill described as the first congressional...
Senate Panel Votes Against Seeking Witness Immunity
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) voted 8–7 on September 23 to reject a resolution that would have directed Senate...
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...