Congress

Senate Committee Examines Rising Fertilizer Costs

American farmers are heading into the 2026 growing season facing fertilizer costs that are squeezing margins and, in some cases, forcing changes to planting...

Congress

GSA Budget Cuts Threatening Federal Government Operations

The General Services Administration is emerging from one of the most turbulent periods in its history — deep DOGE-driven workforce cuts, a watchdog alarm...

Law and Order

COVID Origins Whistleblower Hearing Examines Alleged Concealment

A federal indictment, a whistleblower, and five years of unanswered questions about COVID-19's origins are converging on Capitol Hill. The Senate Homeland...

Public Lands

The Army Corps Budget Fight Taking Shape Over Water

The Trump administration's U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY2027 appropriations request is setting up a collision with Congress over how the federal...

Congress

Committee Examines Gap in Veteran Housing Promise

A year after President Trump signed an executive order promising to house up to 6,000 homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles VA campus, advocates say the...

Immigration

Rep. Roy Places Sharia Law on Trial

A House Judiciary subcommittee is set to hold its second hearing on whether Islamic law and political Islam are compatible with the U.S. Constitution, a...

Government Operations

Congress Controls Foreign Leader Invitations, Not White House

A new Congressional Research Service report on foreign leaders addressing Congress arrives at a moment when the Trump administration is aggressively...

Congress

Committee Tightens Export Controls For AI Chips

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to mark up a package of foreign policy legislation on May 13, covering measures that sit at the intersection of...

Legislation

Senate Weighs Historic Boxing Regulation Overhaul

The Senate Commerce Committee's hearing on federal boxing laws, scheduled for April 22, 2026, arrives weeks after the House passed legislation that has...

Congress

Congress' Library and Architect Want More Money

The Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch is set to examine two budget requests that together could reshape how Congress maintains its physical home and...

Congress

Are F-35s Headed for a Crash Landing?

The Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Airland is set to scrutinize a record $338.8 billion Air Force and Space Force budget request when it...

Law and Order

The Economics of the Internet Under Scrutiny by Congress

The U.S. Copyright Office sits at the center of some of the most contested policy terrain in Washington — artificial intelligence, content licensing,...

Government Operations

Senate To Examine Law Enforcement Budget Cuts

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies is set to examine the Trump administration's FY2027 budget...

Public Lands

Congress to Examine Proposed Dramatic Budget Cuts at Interior

The Trump administration's Interior Department FY 2027 budget lands before the House Natural Resources Committee on May 13 carrying a stark proposition: cut...

Congress

Lawmakers Scrutinize Navy's Shrinking Fleet Strategy

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense will convene a Navy and Marine Corps budget hearing on May 12, 2026, to scrutinize the Department of the...

Government Operations

Congressional Research Service Maps Medicare Payment Rule Calendar

The Congressional Research Service has quietly updated one of its most practical — and politically relevant — reference documents: a comprehensive guide to...

Law and Order

Secret Service Struggles to Meet Century-Old Threats

A Congressional Research Service report updated in late April is drawing renewed attention on Capitol Hill — and the timing is not incidental. The report,...