Data and News Shaping the Political Landscape
A standoff between Senate Democrats and Republicans over fiscal year 2027 spending has escalated into a breakdown of bipartisan budget negotiations. On June...
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on June 24, 2026, to consider five nominations spanning transportation safety and consumer protection agencies....
Why it matters: Federal investigators warned Congress on June 24, 2026, that grant fraud poses an escalating threat to the integrity of research funding,...
Why it matters: The Senate Finance Committee held an ITC commissioner hearing on Thursday, June 25, 2026, to consider five bipartisan nominees for the U.S....
In a striking display of cross-party unity, the Senate passed a commemorative resolution honoring the life of former Michigan Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr.,...
In a moment of uncommon accord, the Senate passed a symbolic measure honoring electrical lineworkers with overwhelming bipartisan support. S.Res. 794...
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, created to reduce the impact of oil market disruptions, sits at the center of a fundamental debate about American energy...
The Pentagon's military health system is under scrutiny. [GAP] A Government Accountability Office report released on June 25, 2026, examines the Defense...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has terminated its lobbying contract with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, according to a lobbying disclosure termination...
Why it matters: The Congressional Research Service revealed that less than 3 percent of AI-generated bill summaries met its accuracy standards, exposing a...
The pharmaceutical innovation process in America rests on a delicate partnership between government-funded research and private industry. [GAP] Federal...
The Postal Service faces an existential cash crisis. At a Senate hearing on June 24, 2026, Postmaster General David Steiner warned the agency could run out...
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is convening an NTIA hearing oversight session as the National...
Why it matters: A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on June 24, 2026, exposed sharp divisions over how the nation should commemorate its 250th...
A Government Accountability Office report released on June 25, 2026, examined how federal agencies are managing cloud data security as they increasingly...
Congress required the Department of Homeland Security to track 43 specific metrics annually to measure border security effectiveness. The government's...
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced three assistant secretary nominees on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, filling positions vacant for 18...
T-Mobile USA Inc. has registered with Alpine Advisors LLC to conduct federal lobbying on telecommunications matters. The wireless carrier filed its lobbying...
Job Creators Network terminated its lobbying engagement with Harned Strategies LLC on June 23, 2026, according to an LDA termination filing signed on June...
How Americans access the laws, votes, and records that govern them is about to get a rare public airing. The House Administration Committee's Subcommittee...
