Intelligence

Congress Defends Intelligence Sharing With States

Congress is moving to lock in — by statute — what the Trump administration is trying to dissolve by budget. The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on...

Commerce

Committee Challenges Allied Enforcement of China Tech Restrictions

The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party convenes May 19 for a hearing whose...

Defense

Senate Scrutinizes Military Housing Crisis

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies convenes Thursday to scrutinize the Trump...

Legislation

Senate Poised to Vote on Rand Paul's White House Ballroom Authorization Bill

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced S. 4486 on Monday, placing it directly on the Senate Legislative Calendar — a procedural move that signals he wants a vote,...

Law and Order

Congress Demands Answers on DOJ Spending, Leadership

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies has scheduled a DOJ oversight hearing for May 19, placing Acting...

Energy

Committee Debates Tribal Health And Energy Expansion Stakes

Six bills spanning Indian health funding, wildfire risk, Alaska Native arts, tribal water infrastructure, hydropower, and oil and gas permitting are headed...

Government Operations

Senate Retains Powerful Leverage Over Presidential Treaties

Senate treaty ratification is one of the most consequential — and most overlooked — tools Congress holds over the executive branch. As the Trump...

Congress

Congress Passes Major Housing Affordability Reform Legislation

Housing affordability has become one of the most persistent economic pressures facing American families, driven by rising home prices, climbing mortgage...

Government Operations

Census Accuracy at Risk as 2030 Deadline Approaches

A new Congressional Research Service report on the decennial census, published May 7, lands at a moment when the foundational mechanics of American...

Government Operations

Federal Disaster Program Lacks Permanent Legal Authorization

A new Congressional Research Service report is drawing attention to a structural gap at the heart of federal disaster policy: the program responsible for...

Government Operations

U.S. Withdraws Funding From Hemisphere's Primary Multilateral Forum

A new Congressional Research Service report on the Organization of American States lands at a moment of maximum uncertainty for U.S. engagement with the...

Commerce

Ex-Im Bank Charter Expires, China Gains Ground

The clock is ticking on one of Washington's most contested financial institutions. The Export-Import Bank of the United States — the federal government's...

Congress

Bipartisan housing deal gains rare momentum in Congress

Housing affordability has become one of the defining domestic policy challenges of the past several years, driven by rising home prices, elevated mortgage...

Congress

Critical Cybersecurity Law Expires in Four Months

A decade-old law that underpins how the federal government and private sector share cyber threat intelligence is set to expire September 30, and Congress...

Congress

Senate Panel Scrutinizes Mideast and Africa Military Readiness

The Senate Armed Services Committee is set to scrutinize the military posture of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command on May 14 — a closed-then-open...

Congress

Intelligence Committee Addresses Leak And Classified Threats

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence convenes Tuesday for a closed briefing on classified intelligence matters, a session that arrives weeks after a...

Congress

Committee Scrutinizes Historic Army Budget Contradictions

The House Armed Services Committee convenes May 15 to scrutinize a $253 billion Department of Army budget request for fiscal year 2027, part of what the...