Congress

VA Pension Oversight Hearing Examines Vulnerable Veterans' Protection

More than $7.5 million in lobbying expenditures. Legislation pending in the House. A fiduciary oversight system that controls how vulnerable veterans manage...

Defense

Committee Seeks Funding for Critical Intelligence Gaps

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence's closed hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget requests for the Defense Intelligence Agency, United...

Defense

Congress Scrutinizes Record Defense Budget Spending

Congress is about to scrutinize the classified heart of a record $1.5 trillion defense budget request — and almost none of it will be visible to the public....

Intelligence

Congress Reviews NSA Budget Amid Cyber Threats

Congress is set to review the NSA's classified budget request behind closed doors as the agency navigates a leadership transition, an active threat...

Intelligence

Congress Probes America's Ability to Retain its Edge in AI Over China

America's artificial intelligence advantage — the foundation of its economic and military edge — is under active assault, according to U.S. intelligence...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

Committee Confirms Nuclear Diplomacy Ambassadors Today

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is moving through a packed slate of ambassador-level nominations this week, with a pending nominations hearing...

Congress

Pentagon's Largest Budget Increase Faces Political Scrutiny

Congress is set to receive closed-door testimony on April 20 on the FY2027 military services budget request — a defense spending plan that, if enacted,...

Congress

The Future of Energy Policy

The Trump administration's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Energy draws sharp battle lines over the future of American energy policy — proposing...

Government Operations

Can the CIA Do its Job as it Sheds More Than 1,000 Positions?

The Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the Central Intelligence Agency arrives before the House Intelligence Committee against a backdrop of significant...

Congress

Intelligence Restructuring: Savings Vs. Oversight

The Trump administration's FY2027 budget request proposes a significant restructuring of the U.S. intelligence community — folding a key DHS intelligence...

Congress

Defense Spending Surge: Committee Scrutinizes Army Budget

The House Appropriations Committee's Defense Subcommittee is set to scrutinize the Army's budget at a moment when the Trump administration is proposing the...

Congress

USTR Budget Hearing Determines Future Trade Policy Direction

Ambassador Jamieson Greer will face House appropriators on April 16, 2026, at a moment when U.S. trade policy has been more disruptive — and more...

Health

Committee Examines Drug Pricing Policy Versus Patient Reality

The Senate HELP Committee's April 14 hearing on drug pricing arrives as a central policy question remains unresolved: whether competition — through...

Agriculture

Committee Examines Unauthorized Forest Service Restructuring Plan

The House Appropriations Committee's Forest Service budget hearing on April 16 arrives at a moment of acute institutional upheaval for the agency. The USDA...

Legislation

Committee To Examine The Stakes of a Credit Card Rate Cap

A House financial services panel is set to convene a credit access hearing on April 16, 2026, and the stakes for millions of Americans are real. The...

Congress

Committee Examines Voter Roll Management Before 2026

With the 2026 midterms less than seven months away, the House Administration Committee is convening Secretaries of State on April 16 to examine how states...

Congress

Masked Cuts: Committee Scrutinizes Energy Budget

The Trump administration's FY 2027 Department of Energy Budget request lands Congress in a familiar but high-stakes position: a headline number that looks...