Congress

Senate Will Examine AI's Impact on Network Infrastructure

The Senate is preparing to examine how artificial intelligence will reshape the nation's communications infrastructure at a moment when the stakes have...

Law and Order

Senate Committee to Vote on Blanche Attorney General Nomination

Todd Blanche's path to permanent Attorney General hinges on a Thursday committee vote that could collapse over a handful of Republican votes. The former...

Congress

Recording Academy Lobbies on Music Fairness Act

The Recording Academy is pushing Congress on several fronts this quarter, with a focus on the American Music Fairness Act and artist visa processing. The...

Congress

Senate Panel Weighs Science Funding as China Expands Tech Lead

Why it matters: The Senate held a hearing Tuesday on measuring innovation metrics and science standards, with witnesses warning that proposed domestic...

Health

Boston Children's Hospital Lobbies on Federal Healthcare Funding

Boston Children's Hospital is fighting to preserve federal funding streams that keep its operations intact. The hospital faces potential losses exceeding...

Legislation

House Oversight Wants to Strip DC of Home Rule

Why it matters: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced 15 bills on July 22, 2026, including sweeping changes to pharmacy benefit...

Government Operations

U.S. Airport Privatization Program Produces Minimal Results

A new Congressional Research Service report reveals that U.S. airport privatization, once positioned as a path to private capital and operational...

Government Operations

House Committee Examines Options to End Government Shutdown Cycle

Why it matters: The House Appropriations Committee held its first full-committee hearing on shutdown reform in nearly two decades, signaling renewed urgency...

Congress

Cuts Threaten U.S. Tracking of Climate Tipping Point

The Biden administration and Congress are locked in a high-stakes debate over funding for U.S. ocean observation networks at precisely the moment scientists...

Government Operations

Senate Committee Examines Trump's Pick for OMB Deputy Director

The business meeting in Room 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building was called partly to honor the recently deceased Senator Lindsey Graham.

Government Operations

House Bipartisanly Passes Value Over Cost Act

The House passed the Value Over Cost Act on July 21, 2026, sending a clear signal that both parties are ready to overhaul how the federal government buys...

Commerce

House Panel Examines U.S. Shipbuilding Crisis as China Dominates

Why it matters: The House Foreign Affairs Committee's East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee held a hearing on July 22, 2026, to examine how China has seized...

Defense

Congress Examines Next Phase of Trump’s Abraham Accords Strategy

Why it matters: The Trump administration is using the Abraham Accords as a centerpiece of Middle East policy, tying a new Saudi nuclear deal to Israeli...

Government Operations

Trump Administration Defends UN Overhaul Amid Democratic Pushback

Why it matters: The hearing, held on July 22, 2026, exposed tension between the administration's confrontational strategy and concerns from Democrats about...

Legislation

House Committee Sets Debate Rules For Contesting Legislation

Why it matters: The House Rules Committee advanced a package of bills Monday that pairs congressional stock trading restrictions with new voter...

Legislation

Senate HELP Committee Advances Healthcare Affordability Package

Why it matters: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced a bipartisan healthcare package on July 22, 2026, signaling rare...

Legislation

House Panel Discusses Four Environmental Bills on Wildlife

Why it matters: The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries examined four bills addressing whale ship strikes,...