Congress

GOP Goes After Civil Rights Group

The House Judiciary Committee is about to put the Southern Poverty Law Center on trial in all but name. When Chair Jim Jordan gavels in "Manufacturing Hate,...

Congress

Labor Relations Protections Dismantled; Congress Investigates

The House Education and Workforce Committee's Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions is convening an NLRB hearing preview that arrives at a...

Congress

Senate Discusses Food Safety and Science Budget Cuts

The Senate Appropriations Committee's markup of three FY2027 spending bills lands at a moment of genuine fiscal confrontation between Congress and the White...

Environment

Appropriations Committee To Vote on Deep Cuts

The House Appropriations Committee is moving to lock in spending levels for two of the most consequential domestic policy portfolios in the federal...

Law and Order

Fentanyl Crisis Threatens Older Americans, Senate Examines

Fentanyl from foreign criminal networks is killing Americans at a scale that has reshaped public health and law enforcement priorities — and the Senate...

Government Operations

Senate to Confirm Ambassadors in Key Alliance Capitals

More than 15 months into the Trump administration's second term, the United States still lacks confirmed ambassadors in Seoul and Canberra — two of its most...

Congress

Beijing's Fentanyl Pledge: Genuine or Hollow?

China announced new export controls on fentanyl precursor chemicals on May 22 — less than two weeks before the Beijing fentanyl hearing scheduled for...

Law and Order

Soto Breaks Ranks on Crime Bills While Maintaining Perfect Voting Attendance

Rep. Darren Soto floor votes over a two-week stretch in May 2026 show a Florida Democrat who largely stayed in line with his party while breaking ranks on a...

Social Welfare

Benefits Cliffs Trap Workers, Hurt Small Business

Millions of low-wage workers at small businesses across the country face a perverse arithmetic baked into federal policy: accept a raise, lose more in...

Agriculture

USDA Secretary Rollins To Face Congress Over SNAP Cuts

More than 3.5 million Americans have lost food assistance since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act took effect — and the cabinet secretary responsible for...

Congress

Aldi Enters Federal Lobbying for the First Time

The discount grocery giant enters federal lobbying for the first time, registering on food industry issues.

Congress

Senate Shapes Nuclear Arsenal Policy Behind Closed Doors

The Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Strategic Forces convenes June 9 for its closed NDAA 2027 hearing — a markup session that will quietly...

Government Operations

Rubio Defends Drastic State Department Budget Cuts

Secretary of State Marco Rubio faces the House Appropriations subcommittee today with a budget request that, at $28.5 billion, would represent the lowest...

Congress

Who Runs the VA? Senate Calls A Hearing To Decide

Who runs the Department of Veterans Affairs matters enormously to the roughly 9 million veterans who rely on it for healthcare, benefits, and support. The...

Civil Rights

Congress Exempts Itself From Discrimination Laws It Passes

A new Congressional Research Service report offers a timely reminder that the institution charged with writing America's workplace protection laws has long...

Government Operations

Congress Blocked Trump's Attempt to Cut Arts Agencies

A Congressional Research Service analysis of NEA NEH FY2026 appropriations reveals a landmark standoff between the White House and Capitol Hill over the...

Government Operations

Congress Faces DHS Funding Crisis Again, ICE and CBP Exempt

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security is marking up the FY2027 DHS bill on June 5 with the ink barely dry on last year's funding — and...