Law and Order

Senate Judiciary Committee Considers Four Federal Nominations

The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with judicial and prosecutorial confirmations that could reshape federal law enforcement and the bench. A...

Congress

Senate Finance Committee to Examine President's Trade Agenda

A Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's 2026 trade policy agenda arrives at a critical juncture for American trade law. The Supreme Court's...

Government Operations

Senate Banking Panel Vets CFPB Pick Amid Records Fight

The Senate Banking Committee hearing scheduled for July 23 will consider six nominations across key financial agencies, including a new director for the...

Personnel Movements

Senate Finance Committee Considers Four Treasury Vacancies

The Senate Finance Committee is moving to fill four critical Treasury Department vacancies as the federal government faces mounting debt and aggressive...

Congress

Fed Chair Warsh Faces First Hearing Amid Independence Concerns

Why it matters: Kevin Warsh appeared before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on July 15, 2026, for his first semiannual monetary...

Health

House Passes Cancer Screening Bill

The House overwhelmingly approved a reauthorization of critical cancer screening programs on Tuesday, sending a signal that Congress can still find common...

Congress

U.S. Agencies Unite on China Supply Chain Strategy

Why it matters: The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on July 15, 2026, focused on reducing U.S. dependency on China for critical supply...

Congress

House Panel Examines State Responses to Foreign Counterintelligence Threats

Why it matters: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a counterintelligence hearing states are increasingly confronting foreign...

Legislation

Committee Defends NASA Funding Against Budget Cuts

The House Science Committee markup scheduled for Tuesday will consider legislation that charts NASA's course for the next decade. H.R. 7273 would reaffirm...

Government Operations

Senate Attendance Records Show Absences Piling Up in 2026

Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat from Arizona missed votes more often than any of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate during the 119th Congress, according to...

Legislation

House Committee Discusses Bipartisan FEMA Reform Plan

Why it matters: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee convened on July 15, 2026, to advance a bipartisan overhaul of federal disaster...

Congress

House Launches Election Observer Program for 2026 Midterms

Why it matters: The House Administration Committee Elections Subcommittee launched a program to send congressional staff to observe elections nationwide,...

Public Lands

Agua Caliente Band Lobbies Telegraph Advisors on Water Rights

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians engaged Telegraph Advisors to conduct lobbying on its behalf during 2026's second quarter, according to a new...

Defense

Congress Wants to Rein in Hegseth's Authority Over Personnel

Congressional committees are moving to constrain Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's authority over military officer personnel decisions, responding to...

Legislation

House Committee Advances Five Bills On Federal Workforce Oversight

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is moving forward with a slate of bills that touch on federal employee benefits, inspector general...

Legislation

House Republicans Advance Fiscal Year 2027 Budget on Party Lines

Why it matters: House Republicans pushed through a budget resolution on July 16 that unlocks reconciliation spending on defense, agriculture, and voter ID...

Congress

House Appropriations to Weigh Shutdown Reform

Congress is examining how to prevent a repeat of the longest government shutdown in modern history. A House Appropriations Committee government funding...