Politics
IRS-ICE Share Confidential Taxpayer Data, Face Court Backlash
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) entered into an information-sharing agreement in 2025 so the two agencies...
Senate Finance Panel Weighs Four Key Administration Nominees
The Senate Finance Committee is meeting Sept. 24 to consider favorably reporting four nominations that would fill key positions at the Department of Health...
Lame-Duck Sessions a Regular Venue for Lawmaking
A new A new Congressional Research Service (CRS)analysis in “Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2024 (74th-118th Congresses)” shows that the period after...
Air Traffic Control Modernization Faces Funding Gap
The Trump administration is seeking additional funding for its flagship aviation overhaul. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford acknowledged at a House hearing...
Senate Grills FBI Director Patel on Agent Firings, Polling Plans
FBI Director Kash Patel faced nearly five hours of intense questioning from both Democrats and Republicans on September 15 over mass firings of experienced...
Federal Retirement Claims Backlog Peaks at 65,237 in 2026
Federal retirement processing has deteriorated sharply in 2026, with a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report documenting a backlog crisis that...
Small Business Administration Proposes New Standards
The Small Business Administration announced a proposed rule on August 20 to radically reshape how federal programs classify small businesses, potentially...
Executive Branch Reshapes Election Policy Through Orders
Federal elections policy is increasingly shaped by executive action rather than legislation, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. Since...
House Panel Examines Fraud Claims in Homelessness Programs
The Trump administration is systematically dismantling the federal approach to homelessness, and a House subcommittee hearing on September 15 provided the...
Fiber Broadband Association Lobbies on Broadband Program
The Fiber Broadband Association is pushing Congress to protect fiber's competitive position in federal broadband programs. The group filed a third-quarter...
House Votes to Hold Leon Black in Contempt Over Epstein Subpoenas
The House Oversight Committee voted unanimously on September 15 to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress marking a rare moment of...
House GOP Questions Union Political Spending
House Republicans examined whether union leaders represent workers or push political agendas on September 15. The hearing, titled "Out Of Touch: When Union...
House Considers Economy Act as Spending Tool With Less Oversight
Congress scrutinized how the Trump administration is using a 94-year-old law to shuffle federal spending with minimal oversight. The House Appropriations...
House Examines Nuclear Waste Plan as States Line Up
The Trump administration is betting that the nuclear waste problem can solve itself. On September 15, a House subcommittee heard testimony on the Department...
Foreign Influence Operations in U.S. Under House Scrutiny
The House Foreign Affairs Committee's South and Central Asia Subcommittee held a hearing on September 15 to examine how foreign nations conduct covert...
House Judiciary Advances Bills on Gun Taxes and Prison Staffing
The House Judiciary Committee marked up seven bills on September 16, advancing measures spanning gun taxes, tort reform, prison staffing, climate...
Congressional Report Finds Congress Has No Guaranteed Role In UN General Assembly
Congressional participation at the United Nations General Assembly rests on executive discretion, not legal mandate, a Congressional Research Service (CRS)...
Cleary University Hires Firm for Education Lobbying
Cleary University, a private nonprofit business-focused university located in Howell/Ann Arbor, Michigan, was represented by Washington Strategies LLC from...