Legislation

House Passes Bill to Embed Critical Mineral Supply Chain Security Into DOE's Mission, Targeting U.S. Dependence on China

The House passed H.R. 3617 — the Securing America's Critical Minerals Supply Act on a 223–206 vote, formally tasking the Department of Energy with assessing...

Legislation

# House Panel Advances Sweeping Election Overhaul Bill

The House Administration Committee held a combative hearing on February 10, 2026, to build the legislative case for the Make Elections Great Again Act — a...

Congress

DHS Oversight Clashes, SAVE Act Vote, and Shutdown Threats Define a Turbulent Week — Legis1 Immigration Roundup

The big picture: Immigration policy dominated Capitol Hill this week across three distinct but intertwined fronts — a heated DHS oversight showdown over ICE...

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties

Committee Tackles Age Discrimination in Workforce Crisis

Millions of older Americans are being pushed back into the labor market by financial necessity — and once there, many report facing entrenched age...

Congress

SEC Hearing Reveals Partisan Clash on Market Oversight

The House Financial Services Committee's SEC Hearing Accountability session revealed fundamental tensions in how the nation's top financial regulator...

Government Operations

Legis1 Background: Thune Says Mullin DHS Confirmation on Track Despite Rand Paul's Opposition

Senate Majority Leader John Thune expressed confidence that Sen. Markwayne Mullin's path to becoming the next DHS Secretary remains secure — even as the...

Social Welfare

Committee Examines Federal Funding for Foster Adoptions

Roughly 114,000 children are waiting to be adopted out of the foster care system, while only about 54,000 were adopted in the most recent fiscal year,...

Congress

Michelle Schein Named Deputy Chief of Staff in Rep. Greg Stanton's Office

Michelle H. Schein, a Michelle Schein staffer with a background spanning congressional offices and defense policy, has been named Deputy Chief of Staff for...

Government Operations

Committee Scrutinizes VA's Billion-Dollar Management Failures

The House Veterans Affairs Committee is putting the Department of Veterans Affairs' internal management under a microscope. A veterans affairs hearing...

Government Operations

Committee Probes Weather Service Amid Crisis

The House Appropriations Committee is convening a National Weather Service hearing on March 25 at a moment when the agency's workforce and budget are under...

Congress

Committee Scrutinizes Military Housing Crisis, Spending Priorities

The House is putting military quality of life under the microscope at a moment when the Pentagon is grappling with deteriorating barracks, a controversial...

Defense

Committee Scrutinizes Space, Nuclear Readiness and Budgets

The Senate Armed Services Committee is preparing to scrutinize the operational readiness and strategic direction of two combatant commands that sit at the...

Congress

Senate Examines Grid Reliability Amid Surging Demand

The nation's bulk power system — the backbone of electricity delivery to hundreds of millions of Americans — is under strain from multiple directions at...

Elections

House GOP SAVE America Act Standoff Threatens to Paralyze Republican Agenda: Legis1 Background

House Republicans are waging open war against Senate Majority Leader John Thune over the SAVE America Act — the party's flagship voter ID bill — and they're...

Government Operations

Senate Committee Advances Mullin DHS Nomination in Razor-Thin 8-7 Vote | Legis1 Background

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 8-7 on March 19 to advance the Mullin DHS nomination to the full Senate floor, as...

Immigration

House Panel Passes Dalilah’s Law on Party-Line Vote

Why it Matters The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 5688 — known as Dalilah’s Law — on March […]

Defense

House Armed Services Panel to Probe Military Mobility Forces Readiness Amid Iran Operations

The hearing, chaired by Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS) with Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) serving as ranking member, will take place in 2118 Rayburn. Two witness bios...