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David Woodside III has been promoted to legislative aide in the personal office of Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), a Senate staff movement that reflects...
Shea Calhoun, legislative aide and legislative correspondent, has joined the office of Rep. Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9) as of May 1, 2026, marking the latest move...
Hays Turner has been promoted to Scheduler in the office of Rep. John McGuire (R-VA-5), stepping up from the Staff Assistant role he had held since May 2025.
A new Congressional Research Service report on federal support for maternal mortality review committees lays out a direct conflict: Congress recently...
Mika Alvarez has joined the office of Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) as a legislative aide, handling a broad portfolio that spans civil rights and liberties, crime...
Christian Gentile has joined the office of Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) as a Military Legislative Assistant, according to congressional staff records. Gentile...
Why it matters: The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence held a UN accountability hearing on April 29, 2026, exposing a sharp...
Jade Bennett has moved up in Sen. Chris Van Hollen's (D-MD) Maryland Senate office, taking on the role of Correspondence Assistant starting May 1. The...
The last legally binding nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia expired on February 5, 2026. Three months later, Congress has...
Courtney Trigg has joined the office of Sen. John Armstrong (R-OK) as Scheduler, according to congressional staffing records. Trigg started in the role on...
Patrick White has been named Communications Director for Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1), joining the New Jersey Democrat's office as of May 1. White brings...
The House Rules Committee moved Tuesday to wipe out a section of one of its own recently passed procedural rules, placing H.Res. 1274 on the House Calendar...
A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a moment when immigration sits at the center of nearly every major policy fight in Washington. CRS...
The Congressional Research Service has updated its guide on Senate Rules Affecting Committees, a procedural roadmap that quietly governs how the Senate's...
Two U.S. soldiers went missing during an active AFRICOM training exercise in Morocco. One body has since been recovered. Simultaneously, the United States...
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies is set to hold a DOT budget hearing on May 19,...
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development is set to mark up the FY2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill on...
The House Appropriations Committee is set to mark up the FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill on Wednesday, putting Congress on a...
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health is moving two bipartisan health bills toward a floor vote, with a legislation markup hearing scheduled...
The Senate passed S.Res. 690 on May 12, 2026, authorizing the en bloc consideration of dozens of executive nominations in a single package vote, bypassing...
