Defense

Pentagon IT Security Gaps Spark Congressional Scrutiny

The Pentagon's cybersecurity defenses, cloud infrastructure, and IT workforce are under congressional scrutiny at a moment when the stakes couldn't be...

Immigration

# Senate Confirms Coast Guard Officers in Party-Line Vote, Advancing Trump's Border Security Agenda

The Senate voted 51–47 to proceed with PN697, a package of Coast Guard nominations covering two officers — James M. Hurtt and Kelli A. Knight — in a vote...

Defense

Senate Arms Control Hearing: Nuclear Order Fractures After New START

Why it matters: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee convened a March 24, 2026 hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on arms control and the State...

Congress

What Happens When the International Space Station Retires?

The United States is approaching a hard deadline in space. The International Space Station — America's most visible symbol of human presence in orbit for...

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...

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

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...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

**Congress Examines Venezuela’s Fragile Post-Maduro Future**

Why it Matters The U.S. military removed Nicolás Maduro from power in a raid — and Congress is still catching […]

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

**Congress Examines Venezuela's Fragile Post-Maduro Future**

The U.S. military removed Nicolás Maduro from power in a raid — and Congress is still catching up. The House Foreign Affairs Committee's Western Hemisphere...

Defense

Senate Oversight Hearing on Live Iran War Operations

Four weeks into a live U.S. military campaign against Iran, the Senate Armed Services Committee is convening a closed Senate hearing in March 2026 to...

Defense

Senate Probes Pentagon Cyber Strategy Amid Overhaul

The Senate's Cybersecurity Subcommittee is convening a DoD cybersecurity hearing on March 24 at a moment when nearly every major thread of Pentagon IT...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

Senate Probes Stalled Peace Amid Escalating Conflict

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is convening a closed briefing on the Russia-Ukraine war at a moment when the conflict's trajectory appears to be...

Defense

Senate Probes Arms Control After Treaty Expires

For the first time in more than half a century, no binding limits govern the strategic nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia. The Senate Foreign...

Defense

Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Resolution, Allowing U.S. Military Operations Against Iran to Continue Without Congressional Authorization

The Senate voted 47–53 on March 4, 2026, to reject a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 104, a joint resolution that would have directed the removal of U.S....

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

**Boeing's Heartland Headquarters Move Signals Strategic Shift for Defense Industrial Base — Legis1 Defense Policy Roundup**

- Boeing is moving its defense headquarters to St. Louis, drawing bipartisan praise from Missouri's delegation and a visit from Defense Secretary Pete...

Legislative Activity

Committee Examines Space Vulnerabilities Facing National Security

The U.S. military's posture in space is evolving faster than Congress can oversee it — and the House Armed Services Committee's Strategic Forces...

Legislative Activity

Senate's Unanimous Aviation Safety Bill Dies in House: ROTOR Act Falls Short of Supermajority Despite Bipartisan Support After Deadly Potomac Crash

A majority of the House voted yes. It still wasn't enough. The ROTOR Act vote on February 24, 2026, stands as a case study in how Washington kills...