Public Lands

Upcoming Debate on Marine Bills Include Fishing, Otter Trade

Four bills with consequences stretching from Alaskan Native villages to the Gulf Coast to disputed Pacific waters are headed for a House Natural Resources...

Congress

Congress Examines Michigan's VA Health Record System Launch

Michigan's veterans got a new electronic health record system in April. Now Congress is coming to find out if it's actually working.

Defense

Congress and Administration Debate Military Leadership Cuts

The Congressional Research Service has updated its foundational report on congressional management of DOD officers, arriving at a moment when the Trump...

Government Operations

Army's JLTV Exit Strains Joint Forces

The Army's quiet exit from the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program is creating ripple effects across the joint force — and Congress is only beginning to...

Legislation

Committee Seeks Overhaul of Decimated U.S. Diplomacy

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is moving to reshape U.S. diplomacy on multiple fronts simultaneously — from the decimated ranks of the Foreign Service...

Congress

Congress: Did Chinese-Mexican Alliance Enable Fentanyl Crisis?

A wave of federal indictments and a Treasury Department warning about hundreds of billions in suspicious transactions have put Chinese money laundering...

Congress

Senate Grills Highway Funding Delays Over EV Grants

Why it matters: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's highway funding hearing on June 3 exposed a sharp divide over whether the Trump...

Congress

House to Zero in on Parental Rights in Schools

This is a pre-hearing alert. The House Education and Workforce Committee has scheduled a hearing for June 10, 2026 that carries significant implications for...

Congress

House Holds Hearing on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

The House Agriculture Committee has scheduled a USMCA agricultural hearing for Wednesday, June 10, at 2:00 p.m. in 1300 Longworth House Office Building —...

Congress

AI Likeness Bill Advances with Seven Nominations at Stake

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a business meeting for June 11, 2026 at 2:15 p.m. in 216 Hart Senate Office Building — a markup session that...

Defense

Senate to Mark Up NDAA for FY2027

The Senate Armed Services Committee convenes Wednesday for a closed business meeting to mark up the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027,...

Government Operations

Massive Spending Bills Head For Committee Vote

The House Appropriations Committee is set to vote Tuesday on two of the most politically charged spending bills of the year, covering everything from NIH...

Politics

Task Force Reassesses Federal Reserve's Role and Function

The House Financial Services Committee is taking its examination of the Federal Reserve on the road, scheduling a June 12 field hearing in Oklahoma City...

Immigration

Senate Clash Over Denaturalization Powers

Why it matters: The Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on denaturalization Wednesday, June 3, the third in a...

Congress

"AI and The American Dream" Hearing Led By Warren, Scott

How Congress shapes — or fails to shape — artificial intelligence policy will determine whether the technology's economic gains are broadly shared or...

Congress

$1.5 Trillion at Stake in Defense Spending Markup

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense is set to mark up the Fiscal Year 2027 defense spending bill on June 11 behind closed doors, beginning the...

Congress

Senate Blocks Bipartisan Bill to Honor Fallen Jewish Soliders

The Senate's failure to advance S. 1318, the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act, leaves unresolved a decades-old historical wrong:...