Space, Science, Technology, and Communications

Quantum Funding Rift Surfaces at House Science Markup

House Science Committee Markup Exposes Rift Over Quantum Funding

Environment

Senate Democrat Plans Vote to Reverse Trump EPA's Rejection of Colorado Clean Air Plan

Sen. Michael Bennet is using a rarely-invoked legislative tool to push back on the Trump administration's decision to kill Colorado's regional haze plan.

Environment

Congress Races to Catch Up on Deep-Sea Mining

The U.S. is moving to open the ocean floor to commercial mining — and Congress is only now beginning to grapple with what that means scientifically,...

Community Development and Housing

The National Flood Insurance Program is Drowning in Debt

The National Flood Insurance Program is carrying more than $20 billion in debt, and the properties that flood repeatedly are a significant driver of that...

Health

Pentagon Health Cuts Risk Troops' Access to Care

The House Armed Services Committee's Military Personnel Subcommittee is set to examine one of the most consequential — and contested — restructuring efforts...

Legislation

Safety at Stake: Committee Acts on Emergency Network Expiration

Two pieces of legislation with direct public safety consequences are moving through the House Energy and Commerce Committee markup on March 25 — and one of...

Government Operations

Shutdown Strands TSA: Congress Weighs Worker Pay

A partial government shutdown that began February 14, 2026 — leaving TSA officers working without pay during spring break travel season — is the urgent...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

Senate Races to Fill Critical Diplomatic Posts

Who runs U.S. diplomacy matters — and right now, a significant number of ambassador and senior State Department posts remain unfilled or in limbo. The...

Congress

Kellie Chong Steps Into Senior Policy Adviser Role in Rep. Dan Newhouse's Office

Kellie Chong, a Capitol Hill staffing veteran with experience across both chambers, has landed as a Senior Policy Adviser in the personal office of Rep. Dan...

Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce

Senate Places Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act on Legislative Calendar, Signaling Potential Floor Vote on Crypto Regulation

Sen. John Boozman's crypto regulation bill would hand the CFTC the keys to digital asset spot markets. But getting it across the finish line is another story.

Legislation

Sen. Wyden Signals Intent to Force Vote on Bill Taxing Away Trump's $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit Windfall

Sen. Ron Wyden is back with a sharpened weapon in Democrats' fight against what they call presidential self-dealing — and this time, the Internal Revenue...

Labor and Employment

Committee To Grill Office of Personnel Management on Civil Service Overhaul

The Office of Personnel Management is in the middle of the most aggressive overhaul of federal civil service rules in a generation — and on March 25, 2026,...

Government Operations

Committee Examines DHS Shutdown's Threat to Security

More than 100,000 Department of Homeland Security employees have been working without pay for nearly six weeks — and the agency responsible for airport...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

Committee Tackles CCP Threats Squeezing Small Businesses

American small businesses are caught in an expensive vise: the Chinese Communist Party's economic practices are squeezing them from one side, and the...

Legislation

Senate Votes on Deadly "Tranq" Drug Crisis

A veterinary sedative that has become one of the most dangerous adulterants in the illicit drug supply is heading toward a Senate Judiciary Committee vote —...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

Congress Seeks Path After Nuclear Treaty Expires

The last binding constraint on the world's two largest nuclear arsenals is gone — and Congress wants to know what comes next. The House Foreign Affairs...

Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce

Senate Weighs EXIM Bank's Future Before 2026 Expiration

The Export-Import Bank's authorization expires on December 31, 2026 — and with it, a suite of programs that underpin U.S. competitiveness in semiconductors,...