Politics
National Flood Insurance Program Faces Dec. 11 Funding Deadline
Congress faces a Dec. 11 deadline to keep the National Flood Insurance Program operating, with nearly 4.5 million policies and more than $1.3 trillion in...
Senate Energy Panel Advances Bills in 20-Measure Markup
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a business meeting on Sept. 30 to mark up more than 20 bills covering energy policy, public lands,...
Senate Grills Bank Nominees on Kazakhstan Mine Deal
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a nomination hearing Oct. 1 for four Trump administration nominees spanning Treasury, the...
Ways and Means Promotes Tax Law to Small Businesses in Tennessee
The House Ways and Means Committee held a field hearing Oct. 6 in Collierville, Tenn., titled "The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivering For Small Business,...
Congress Overturns 23 Agency Rules Under Congressional Review Act
Congress has overturned 43 federal agency rules using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) since its enactment in 1996, including 23 during the 119th...
Health Data Interoperability Still Faces Persistent Barriers
Digital health information interoperability in the United States is a long-term initiative spanning multiple decades, but many obstacles still remain,...
Homeland Security Funding Unresolved as December Deadline Nears
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has no full-year appropriation for fiscal year 2027, and a stopgap continuing resolution (CR) keeping the...
Congress Weighs Federal Role in Electricity Transmission Permits
Electricity transmission permitting reform is not simply about whether to build more power lines. It involves who gets to decide, and who pays. A new...
U.S. Missile Stocks Face Years-Long Replenishment Gap
The United States may face meaningful constraints on its ability to sustain military operations and support allies after expending large quantities of...
Senate Farm Bill Would Delay State SNAP Cost-Sharing by One Year
A bill reported by the Senate Agriculture Committee (S. 5526) would delay by one year, from October 1, 2027, to October 1, 2028, when states must begin...
Klobuchar Tours Flood-Hit New Richland, Advances Two Bills
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) made news this week at a Senate hearing as well as advancing two bipartisan bills through the Senate this week.She also toured...
Lobbyists Cluster Around Senate Sports Bill
The Senate passed a bill this week around regulating college sports and the money around it that caused a flurry of lobbying activity. The main players were...
Federal Broadband Aid Requires Navigating Different Agency Rules
Federal broadband assistance is spread across multiple agencies, with different programs serving consumers, rural communities, Tribal entities, schools,...
Senate Seeks 13.6% Increase in Funding for Senators' Offices
The Senate is seeking a 13.6% increase in funding for senators' office expenses as lawmakers face rising staffing, constituent-service and security costs. A...
Congress Examines Governance of US-Canada Shared Bodies of Water
What happens when an applicant violates an International Joint Commission (IJC) Order of Approval?
Federal Deficit Grows as Mandatory Spending, Interest Costs Rise
The federal government continues to spend more than it collects, as rising costs for major benefit programs and interest on the national debt put increasing...
Senate Rejects Push for Report on Israel Human Rights Practices
The Senate this week rejected an effort to require the State Department to report on Israel's human rights practices and the killings of American citizens...
Senate Rejects Bid to Overturn Trump ACA Marketplace Rule
The Senate rejected an effort to overturn a Trump administration rule setting payment, enrollment and benefit standards for Affordable Care Act...