Elections

Senate Intelligence Committee Faces Election and CIA Crises

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has scheduled a closed briefing for Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at a moment when congressional hearing...

Congress

Social Gaming Alliance Hires Lobbying Firm for Gaming Policy

The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance filed a lobbying registration amendment with Covenant Government Affairs LLC, according to a June 2026 lobbying...

Health

Committee Examines Federal Funding Threats to Territories

More than 3.5 million Americans living in U.S. territories — Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the...

Congress

Senate Pushes Back Against Trump's Labor Nominees

Why it matters: The Senate HELP Committee hearing on three Trump labor nominees, held June 10, exposed a fault line over whether the NLRB and Bureau of...

Congress

Colorado River Basin's 2026 Crisis

Why it matters: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee convened Wednesday for an oversight hearing on the Colorado River Basin's post-2026...

Congress

FISA Authority Expires Amid Intelligence Nominee Fight

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is convening a closed business meeting on June 18 — just days after FISA Section 702, the government's most...

Government Operations

Congress Warns: The U.S. Has No Reliable Backup If GPS Fails

Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology convened a hearing on June 4 to examine the state of U.S....

Personnel Movements

Senate Confirms Trump's Pick as State Department's Top Lawyer

The Senate confirmed the Brock Dahl nomination on a near-perfect party-line vote Friday, installing the Maryland attorney as Legal Adviser of the Department...

Congress

Multiple Economic Forecasts Offer Conflicting Fiscal Predictions

With Congress in the middle of a high-stakes debate over a sweeping reconciliation package, the question of which economic numbers to trust has never been...

Agriculture

Senate Delays Farm Bill Despite House Passage

The 2026 Farm Bill passed the House in April, but the Senate hasn't moved. Here's what the Congressional Research Service says is at stake.

Congress

Rollins Defends Farm Record as Pests and Bankruptcies Surge

Why it matters: The Senate Agriculture Committee convened a USDA oversight hearing on June 10 that put Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on the hot seat...

Legislation

FISA Surveillance Authority Ends as House Rejects Reauthorization

Why it matters: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — the authority that allows U.S. intelligence agencies to collect communications of...

Congress

Federal Appeals Court Rulings Show Legal Patchwork on Key Issues

A new Congressional Research Service legal report published June 10 maps the most consequential circuit splits from May 2026, and the fault lines it...

Government Operations

Senate Rules More Complex Than Official Documents Reveal

The Congressional Research Service quietly updated one of its most foundational — and least glamorous — guides on June 9: a comprehensive reference on...

Congress

Kalshi Adds Lobbyist Amid Trading Investigation

Kalshi Inc. filed a registration amendment on June 8, 2026, adding Tony Hanagan to its in-house lobbying operation. The timing is notable: the filing came...

Congress

Hidden Billions Obscure True DHS Budget Picture

The Trump Administration's DHS budget FY2027 request puts Congress in an unusual position: lawmakers are being asked to fund a department whose true...

Congress

Federal Transit Funding Crisis Looms Before 2026 Deadline

Congress faces a hard deadline. The federal public transportation program, funded at $21.4 billion annually under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...