Law and Order

Senate To Examine Prediction Market Threats To Tribal Sovereignty

Prediction markets are exploding. Trading volume hit $24 billion globally in April 2026 alone, but the regulatory framework hasn't caught up—and tribal...

Legislation

Senate Finance Committee Will Weigh IRS Service Crisis Fix

The IRS is collapsing under the weight of budget cuts and staffing reductions, leaving millions of taxpayers unable to reach the agency or get their...

Personnel Movements

Senate Committee Will Examine Pending Diplomatic Nominations

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is moving to clear a backlog of diplomatic nominations as the Trump administration grapples with staffing gaps...

Congress

Desiree Sedillo Promoted to Legislative Correspondent for Sen. Luján

Desiree Sedillo has moved into a new position as a Legislative Correspondent for Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), effective July 1, 2026.

Congress

Animal Wellness Action Hires Bravo Strategy Group

Animal Wellness Action has tapped a new lobbying firm to press its agenda on Capitol Hill. The organization registered Tony Cárdenas and Bravo Strategy...

Congress

Marine Corps Charts 2040 Ground Combat Overhaul

The Marine Corps is moving forward with an ambitious military transformation that will reshape how American ground forces operate in the Indo-Pacific and...

Congress

Senate Budget Committee Will Examine Impact of Medicaid Cuts

The Senate Budget Committee is convening to examine Medicaid. The Medicare Rights Center warned on July 27, 2026 that HR 1's Medicaid cuts are having...

Congress

CRS Report Flags Gaps in Federal Disaster Exercise Oversight

The federal government is running one of its most ambitious disaster preparedness drills in years, and a new Congressional Research Service report reveals...

Legislation

House Oversight Advances Comment Bill on Party-Line Vote

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted July 23 on final passage of H.R. 9643, the Comment Integrity and Management Act, during a...

Congress

House Panel Weighs AI Job Gains Against Worker Risks

The House Education and Workforce Committee held a field hearing on July 24, 2026, in Augusta, Georgia, to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping...

Macroeconomics

Medicare Insolvency Deadline Nears as Trust Fund Faces 2033 Shortfall

The program's Hospital Insurance trust fund will exhaust its reserves in 2033, leaving the federal government unable to pay the full cost of hospital care...

Education

Northwestern University Takes On Higher Education Lobbying

Northwestern University is navigating an increasingly hostile regulatory environment for higher education. The university spent $150,000 in the second...

Government Operations

House Resolution Backs Charleston for 2027 European Security Meeting

South Carolina's entire House delegation has united behind a single goal: keeping the 2027 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary...

Health

Oversight Panel Advances Bill Targeting PBM Practices

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted July 23 on final passage of H.R. 6610, the Pharmacists Fight Back in FEHB Plans Act, a bill...

Congress

FY2027 NDAA Stalls in Senate After House Passage

The FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act faces a critical impasse in the Senate just as the fiscal year begins. The House passed its version on July...

Defense

House Passes $1.15T Defense Bill, Senate Lags Behind

Congress faces a defining choice on defense spending as the Trump Administration pushes for a historic expansion of military funding. The proposed National...

Defense

Congress Pushes Nuclear Risk Reduction After New START Expires

For the first time since the 1970s, America and Russia operate without formal numerical constraints on strategic nuclear forces. The expiration of New START...