Government Operations

Committee Defends Power Over Federal Funds For Water and Energy

The House Appropriations Committee is set to mark up two FY2027 spending bills on Wednesday that will determine federal funding levels for the Army Corps of...

Elections

Sen. Cassidy's Defeat Is a Win For RFK Jr

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) lost his Louisiana Senate primary 2026 race on May 16, finishing third in the Republican primary challenge, a defeat that...

Congress

Ian Cata Promoted to Legislative Aide in Rep. Schakowsky's Office

Ian Cata has been promoted to legislative aide in the office of Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL-9), stepping up from a staff assistant and legislative...

Follow the Money

Defense Money Fuels Rep. Mike Rogers' run for Alabama's 3rd

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL-3) enters the Republican primary with a $2.6 million war chest, a Trump endorsement, and 22 years of incumbency. His two challengers,...

Congress

Congressional Veteran Meg Louwagie Joins Rep. Fischbach's Office as Senior Outreach Representative

Meg Louwagie, a congressional staff veteran with nearly 19 years of House experience, has joined Rep. Michelle Fischbach's office as a Senior Outreach...

Congress

Max Summer Promoted to Professional Staff Member on Senate Aging Committee

Max Summer has joined the Special Committee on Aging (Senate) as a Professional Staff Member, effective May 1, 2026, working on health policy under Chairman...

Congress

House Committee Confronts VA Amid Sweeping Restructuring

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee is set to take up one of the most sweeping VA reform packages in recent memory, with more than 20 bills and discussion...

Legislation

House Passes Monitor Accountability Act and Imposes Term Limits on Federal Court Overseers

The House passed the Monitor Accountability Act on May 14, 2026, in a vote that broke entirely along party lines, sending legislation to the Senate that...

Finance

Capitol Maintenance Crisis: $2.6B Backlog Faces Budget Cuts

Why it matters: The Senate Legislative Branch Subcommittee held a FY2027 legislative budget hearing on May 12 where senators were told the Capitol campus...

Transportation

House Committee Blocks D.C. Congestion Toll Plan

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's May 20 markup touches issues ranging from congressional gridlock over duplicative federal programs to...

Legislation

FEMA Review Council Recommends Sweeping Disaster Response Changes

The FEMA Review Council final report, approved at the Council's final meeting on May 7, 2026, lands at a moment when the future of federal disaster response...

Congress

Federal Research Centers Face Congressional Oversight Scrutiny

The federal government funds 41 Federally Funded Research and Development Centers — a sprawling network of contractor-operated labs that touch everything...

Government Operations

House to Vote on $65 Billion Science Spending Bill Amid Dispute Over Policy Riders

Why it matters: The House floor votes this week include H.R. 8845, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, a $65...

Immigration

Budget Committee Vote Determines $72 Billion Immigration Package

The Senate Budget Committee's business meeting on S.Con.Res.33 on May 20 is the procedural linchpin between a House-passed budget resolution and the...

Government Operations

Senate Panel Challenges Deep Cuts to Native Programs

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee convenes Wednesday with the federal government's obligations to Native American tribes squarely on the table. The Trump...

Legislation

House Rules Committee Debates Veterans' Rights, College Sports, Women's Museum

Four bills covering veterans' gun rights, disability benefits, college athlete compensation, and a long-stalled Smithsonian museum are heading to the House...

Congress

Josie McLaurin Rises to Legislative Director in Rep. Newhouse's Office

Josie McLaurin has been promoted to Legislative Director in the office of Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4), effective May 1, 2026. McLaurin has worked her way up...