Law and Order
Federal Agents Search Rep Omar's Home in DC
The search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home on Monday by Federal agents, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) drew immediate...
Grace Higgins Named National Security Adviser for Sen. Lankford
Grace Higgins has been named national security adviser in the office of Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), effective September 1.
Emma Royle Moves Up to Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Walberg
Emma Royle has moved into the legislative correspondent role in the office of Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI-5), effective July 1. She previously served as a staff...
Election and Voting Law Resources for Congress
Federal election and voting law draws on the U.S. Constitution, federal and state statutes, regulations, and court cases, and a new Congressional Research...
Supreme Court Ruling Raises Questions About GAO's Executive Powers
A recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential control over executive officials could raise new constitutional challenges to certain powers exercised by the...
Congress Examines Oversight of Thousands of GAO Recommendations
Federal watchdogs have tracked more than 17,000 unresolved recommendations to improve government operations but generally cannot compel agencies to...
States Hold Retail Electricity Rate Power But Congress Eyes Limits
How far Congress can go to influence retail electricity rates, which state public utility commissions (PUCs) have held primary authority over since 1935, is...
Conditions Attached To Federal Funding Face Constitutional Limits
Congress's broad power to attach conditions to federal funding has real constitutional limits, and a new Congressional Research Service report maps exactly...
Congress Weighs 4.9 GHz Public Safety Band's Future
Stakeholders disagree over who should control and use frequency used by first responders or the 4.9 GHz public safety spectrum band. Local public safety...
Unresolved PFAS Liabilities Surface With Pace Of Military Cleanup
Congress faces a core tradeoff on PFAS remediation: whether to shield water utilities, farms, and other entities that never manufactured or used these...
Congress Weighs Reauthorization of Terrorism Insurance Backstop
The federal terrorism insurance backstop is set to expire at the end of 2027, and Congress has yet to resolve whether, and on what terms, to extend it...
Pentagon Submitted $53.7B in Unfunded Priorities for FY2026
The Department of Defense submitted $53.7 billion in priorities left out of the president's annual budget request, renewing a congressional debate over...
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...
Congress Faces Enforcement Questions When Federal Laws Stay Silent
When Congress creates a federal legal obligation without specifying how to enforce it, the law may be effectively unenforceable if no other enforcement...
Senate Panel Grills Four Judicial Nominees Before Midterms
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on pending nominations Sept. 30, with four nominees appearing: one for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
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,...