Legislation

Outdated Natural Gas Act Creates Energy Policy Chaos

An 88-year-old law is at the center of one of Washington's sharpest energy fights — and a new Congressional Research Service report lays out exactly why...

hearings

FEMA Crisis Threatens Disaster Recovery for Communities

The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance is convening a disaster recovery hearing on June 10 at a moment when the federal safety...

Politics

Kansas Judge Kuhlman Confirmed, Filling Rare Triple Vacancy

The Kuhlman floor vote is the latest installment in the 119th Congress's most reliable drama: a Republican Senate majority methodically locking in a...

Government Operations

Motorola Solutions Ends Lobbying Relationship with Mark Kopec

Motorola Solutions Inc. ended its lobbying relationship with Mark A. Kopec, according to a 2026 Second Quarter termination amendment filed May 26, 2026,...

Follow the Money

Bethlehem Steel Hires Steptoe for Manufacturing Lobbying

Bethlehem Steel Corp. has retained Steptoe LLP as its lobbying firm, filing a new client registration on May 28, 2026. The registration marks the company's...

Government Operations

House Mandates Child Care Fund Cutoffs for Repeat Violations

The House passed the No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act on Wednesday, 217–207, with Republicans united and Democrats nearly unanimous in...

Agriculture

Senate Committee to Scrutinize USDA's Crisis Management

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee's USDA oversight hearing on June 10 arrives against a backdrop of cascading controversies: a...

Government Operations

Congress Lost Major Tool to Oversee Federal Agencies

A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a moment when the tension between Congress and the executive branch is as sharp as it has been in...

Government Operations

National Park Service Budget Squeezed Despite Growing Needs

A new Congressional Research Service report on NPS appropriations trends lays bare a decade-long squeeze on the National Park Service: the agency is being...

Macroeconomics

Social Security COLA Formula Mismatches Retiree Needs

Every year, a formula buried in federal statute quietly determines whether tens of millions of Americans can keep up with rising prices. The Social Security...

Legislation

Senate Blocks Tillis Amendment

The Senate voted 15–84 to reject a motion to waive budgetary discipline for Tillis Amendment 5452, blocking Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) from advancing his...

Congress

Senate Debates Air Force Budget Contradictions

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense will scrutinize a record $338.8 billion Department of Air Force fiscal year 2027 budget...

Government Operations

Legis1 Background: DHS Secretary Mullin Refuses to Commit to Following Federal Court Orders

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin refused — four times — to commit to following federal court orders during his first congressional testimony...

Civil Rights

U.S. Religious Freedom Machinery Stalling Under Trump

The United States has a legal obligation to promote religious freedom abroad — and right now, the machinery built to fulfill that obligation is running on...

Government Operations

FAA Scrambles to Regulate Electric Aircraft as Manufacturers Race Ahead

The Federal Aviation Administration has not certified a single manned electric aircraft for commercial operations — and a new government watchdog report...

Congress

Poisoned Pills: Senate Hearing Exposes Drug Safety Crisis for Seniors

Why it matters: The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a generic drug safety hearing on June 3, examining what Chair Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) called a...

Congress

Senate Seeks Leaders for Labor Agencies

Two federal agencies that directly shape how Americans understand the economy and exercise workplace rights are operating under clouds of political...