Congress

Who Runs the VA? Senate Calls A Hearing To Decide

Who runs the Department of Veterans Affairs matters enormously to the roughly 9 million veterans who rely on it for healthcare, benefits, and support. The...

Government Operations

Treasury Quietly Guts Anti-Money Laundering Rule Then Refuses to Fix It

A quiet regulatory rollback is leaving a gaping hole in the United States' defenses against money laundering, drug trafficking proceeds, and cybercrime —...

Defense

Palantir Taps Defense-Connected Lobbying Firm for New Push on Capitol Hill

Palantir Technologies Inc. has registered Anchor & Arrow LLC to lobby on its behalf on defense issues, according to a new lobbying registration disclosure...

Government Operations

Congress Blocked Trump's Attempt to Cut Arts Agencies

A Congressional Research Service analysis of NEA NEH FY2026 appropriations reveals a landmark standoff between the White House and Capitol Hill over the...

Government Operations

Congress Faces DHS Funding Crisis Again, ICE and CBP Exempt

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security is marking up the FY2027 DHS bill on June 5 with the ink barely dry on last year's funding — and...

Congress

Judiciary Committee Discusses Courtroom Cameras

The Senate Judiciary Committee is poised to take a consequential step toward cracking open the federal judiciary to public view — while simultaneously...

Immigration

Homeland Security Asks For Another $18.5 billion

The House Homeland Security Committee's DHS budget hearing 2027 arrives at a moment of maximum fiscal tension: the Trump administration is asking Congress...

Government Operations

The Clash Over Science, Covid Policies and Vaccines at the FDA

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is diving into one of the most combustible intersections in American public life: federal health...

Government Operations

"America First" Budget 2027 On Review in Congress

The House Foreign Affairs Committee's State Department FY 2027 budget hearing arrives at a moment of maximum diplomatic stress: the U.S. is navigating an...

Government Operations

NCAA Enforcement Lacks Federal Oversight Standards

The NCAA's enforcement machine — long criticized as opaque, slow-moving, and prone to inconsistent outcomes — is about to face a rare moment of...

Government Operations

Lizzy McCardle Joins Senate Majority Leader Thune's Office

A University of South Dakota graduate with internship experience in two South Dakota Senate offices lands her first full-time Capitol Hill role as Senate...

Government Operations

VA Faces 30 Unmet GAO Recommendations As Veterans Wait for Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs is sitting on 30 unresolved priority recommendations from the Government Accountability Office, a growing pile of...

Environment

EPA Challenged to Stop Hackers Targeting U.S. Water Systems

Water cybersecurity threats are no longer theoretical. Foreign hackers and ransomware gangs have already forced American water utility workers to shut off...

Government Operations

Savannah Smallwood Promoted to Operations Director in Rep. Rudy Yakym's Office

Savannah Smallwood Operations Director for Rep. Rudy Yakym (R-IN-2) is the latest example of House Republican staff movement on Capitol Hill, as the Indiana...

Space

Advanced Space LLC Enters Federal Lobbying Arena

Advanced Space LLC, a space technology and navigation company, has filed a new federal lobbying registration, marking its entry into direct federal...

Congress

Election Security Under House Scrutiny

The House Administration Committee's Subcommittee on Elections convened an election security hearing on May 20, 2026, at the Longworth House Office Building...

Government Operations

Ohio Manufacturers' Association Focuses on Federal Lobbying

The Ohio Manufacturers' Association has filed a new lobbying registration disclosure with federal authorities, bringing on Shumaker Advisors LLC to...