Transportation

Committee Fills Safety Agency Vacancies Amid Crises

The Senate Commerce Committee is moving to fill critical vacancies at two agencies responsible for transportation safety and consumer protection, even as...

Government Operations

Senate Confirms Trade Commission Nominees to Restore Operations

The Senate Finance Committee is preparing to confirm five nominees to the International Trade Commission, a move that would restore the agency to full...

Government Operations

Committee Scrutinizes Wealth Manager's Federal Lands Stewardship

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, a position...

Law and Order

Senate Moves To Increase Trafficking Oversight

The Senate is moving to fill a critical vacancy that has left the U.S. government's anti-trafficking apparatus severely weakened. The Barbara Thornhill...

Congress

Razom for Ukraine Hires Forward Global on U.S. Relations

Razom for Ukraine has registered as a new client with Forward Global US Inc., marking the organization's formal entry into federal lobbying efforts. The...

Personnel Movements

Senate Banking Subcommittee Reviews Trump Nominees

The Senate Banking Committee's confirmation hearing for three Trump administration nominees will test whether Democrats can mount any meaningful pushback on...

Government Operations

Senate Breaks Spending Deadlock and Restarts Budget Negotiations

The Senate Appropriations Committee is moving forward with markup of four fiscal year 2027 appropriations bills after weeks of deadlock over spending...

Government Operations

Homeland Security Markup Meeting is Without Published Agenda

The House Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to hold a markup hearing on June 24, but the lack of a published agenda leaves key questions unanswered...

Public Lands

Congress Scrutinizes Forest Service Reorganization Impact

The Forest Service is executing a sweeping reorganization that fundamentally reshapes how the agency manages the nation's forests, and Congress is only now...

Civil Rights

Supreme Court: Can Trump Strip Birthright Citizenship?

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on American citizenship scheduled for June 24 arrives at a pivotal moment for the nation's foundational definition of...

Congress

USPS Is Set to Run Out of Funds Within 12 Months

The U.S. Postal Service faces a financial cliff. [GAP] With cash reserves projected to run out within 12 months and cumulative losses topping $109 billion...

Health

Senate Considers New IHS Director After Two Year Vacancy

The Indian Health Service has operated without a Senate-confirmed director for over a year. That vacancy ends if the Senate confirms Mark Cruz, whose...

Government Operations

Librarian of Congress Pushes For AI Tools In Bill Summaries

Congress is drowning in legislative text. [GAP] More than 14,000 bills have been introduced in the current Congress, and the Congressional Research Service...

Congress

Congressional Committee Examines Asia Pacific Diplomacy

The Trump administration's Asia Pacific diplomacy faces a critical test. [GAP] A May summit in Beijing yielded no major trade breakthroughs and left...

Congress

House Committee Faces Veteran Burial Crisis and Compensation

The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs is taking up six bills that address immediate financial relief for...

Congress

Congress Tackles VA Benefits Access Crisis

Veterans face compounding problems accessing benefits and housing, and Congress is moving to address three distinct pain points in a House Veterans Affairs...

Follow the Money

Are Retail Investors Gaining Power — or Absorbing Risk?

Retail investors are flooding U.S. markets with unprecedented capital while simultaneously facing new gatekeeping mechanisms that favor institutional money....