Congress

Congress Faces Rayburn Renovation Crisis Without Funding

Why it matters: The House Administration Committee convened a full oversight hearing on June 3 with Thomas Austin, the Architect of the Capitol, as Congress...

Legislation

House Locks in Border Enforcement Funding Through 2029

The Secure America Act floor vote landed exactly as advertised: 214 Republicans in favor, every Democrat and the chamber's lone independent opposed. No...

Legislation

House Passes Combined Fraud Prevention and Border Security Bills

The House voted 213–211 Tuesday to adopt H.Res. 1345, a procedural rule vote that cleared the path for floor consideration of a package combining two...

Immigration

House Passes Anti-Fraud and Border Security Package in Narrow Party-Line Vote

The House cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday, advancing a package of Republican-backed legislation targeting federal payment fraud and border security...

Legislation

Union Contract Votes Now Face 10-Day Bargaining Deadline

The House voted Tuesday to discharge H.Res. 1140, clearing the way for an H.R. 5408 floor vote on the Faster Labor Contracts Act, legislation that would...

Congress

Commissioners Reject Postmaster's Borrowing Plan

Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Government Operations convened a Postal Regulatory Commission hearing on June 4 that put the agency's four...

Defense

House Defies Trump, Passes $8 Billion Ukraine Aid Package With Rare Bipartisan Rebuke

The Ukraine Support Act floor vote landed Wednesday as one of the sharpest rebukes of a sitting president by his own party in recent memory. The House...

Congress

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Budget Cut in Half

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is at the center of one of Washington's most consequential regulatory battles, and a new Congressional Research...

Congress

U.S. Demands Iran Militia Dismantling From Vulnerable Iraqi Government

Iraq is once again at the center of a volatile U.S. foreign policy challenge, and a newly updated Congressional Research Service report makes clear that the...

Legislation

As Wildfires Burn, Senate Considers Public Lands Bills

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is set to convene a sprawling business meeting on June 10, advancing more than two dozen bills that...

Public Lands

Senate Discusses Plans For the Colorado River Basin

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a Colorado River Basin hearing for Wednesday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m. in 366 Dirksen Senate...

Lobbying Activity

House Discusses Regulation on Campaign Finances

The House Administration Committee has scheduled a full committee congressional hearing on campaign finance for Wednesday, June 10, at 2:00 PM in 1310...

Law and Order

Congress Demands Proof China Will Stop Fentanyl Exports

Why it matters: The House Foreign Affairs Committee's East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee convened on June 4 to examine the CCP's role in the fentanyl crisis...

Lobbying Activity

Defense Spending To Take Center Stage in Congress Thursday

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense is scheduled to mark up the FY2027 defense appropriations bill on June 11 in a closed session at H-405...

Congress

AI in Higher Ed: Sharp Divide Over Student Protection

Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development held an AI higher education hearing on June 3 that exposed a sharp...

Immigration

DHS Budget Hearing Reveals Partisan Divide Over Border Funding

Why it matters: The House Homeland Security Committee's FY2027 DHS budget review on June 3 put a newly confirmed DHS Secretary on the defensive from the...

Environment

Congress Pushes to Lock in Vehicle Emissions Rollbacks

Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a Clean Air Act hearing on June 3, examining ten bills that would roll back...