Government Operations

SBA Defends Small Business Funding After Budget Cuts

The House Small Business Committee held a hearing on June 25, 2026, to examine the federal government's role in funding startup growth. Joshua Carter, the...

Politics

Senate Republicans Advance Matthew Schwartz to Second Circuit

The Senate advanced Matthew Schwartz's nomination to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on a party-line cloture vote, marking the latest flashpoint in an...

Law and Order

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Fight Elder Financial Exploitation

The House passed the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act on a strong bipartisan vote, marking rare agreement on a measure designed to protect older...

Law and Order

Senate Advances Trump's Ohio Judge Pick in Party-Line Cloture Vote

The Senate moved forward on Michael J. Hendershot's nomination to the federal bench on Senate Roll Call Vote 187, advancing a judicial nomination that has...

Commerce

LVMH Lobbies Congress on Trade, Tariffs

Luxury goods giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc. filed its lobbying registration on June 23, 2026, marking its entry into congressional lobbying....

Defense

Senate Blocks Measure Removing US Forces from Iran

The Senate rejected a Democratic bid to constrain military operations against Iran, delivering a significant victory to the Trump administration in a rare...

Congress

Energy Secretary Defends Budget Cuts Amid Partisan Clash

Why it matters: Energy Secretary Christopher Wright defended his department's $53.91 billion budget request before the House Science, Space, and Technology...

Law and Order

Republicans Push Liability for Sanctuary City Officials

House Republicans are escalating their campaign against sanctuary policies by holding a hearing focused on victims' perspectives. The hearing, scheduled for...

Legislation

House Passes Farm Aid Bill With Rare Bipartisan Support

The House passed the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act on a lopsided bipartisan basis, with 178 Republicans and 189 Democrats voting yes. The...

Legislation

Federal Lands Committee Advances Diverse Public Land Policy Bills

The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Federal Lands is advancing a grab bag of seven bills that touch on everything from new national park...

Law and Order

Are IP Laws Outdated? Congress Examines the Digital Future

The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet is convening to examine how intellectual...

Congress

Senate Banking Committee Splits on Trump's Affordability Agenda

Why it matters: The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the Trump administration's affordability initiatives on June 23, 2026, exposing a fundamental...

Congress

Senate Panel Demands Stronger Action on Aviation Safety Concerns

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation held a congressional hearing on aviation safety on June 23, 2026, as the nation grapples...

Politics

Senate Confirms Trump's Texas Judge Pick in Party-Line Vote

The Senate confirmed John George Edward Marck as U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas in a strictly partisan Senate confirmation vote,...

Congress

Congress Passes Housing for the 21st Century Act

The Housing for the 21st Century Act advanced through the House on a motion to suspend the rules and concur in Senate amendments, marking a rare moment of...

Congress

Congress Examines Illegal Spending Freeze

Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee have alleged that OMB Director Russell Vought and the Office of Management and Budget are illegally...

Congress

Committee Tackles Opioid Crisis and Healthcare Affordability

The House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing scheduled for June 25 will tackle two urgent public health crises simultaneously: the synthetic opioid...