Law and Order

Congress Demands Answers on DOJ Spending, Leadership

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies has scheduled a DOJ oversight hearing for May 19, placing Acting...

Government Operations

Senate Retains Powerful Leverage Over Presidential Treaties

Senate treaty ratification is one of the most consequential — and most overlooked — tools Congress holds over the executive branch. As the Trump...

Government Operations

Census Accuracy at Risk as 2030 Deadline Approaches

A new Congressional Research Service report on the decennial census, published May 7, lands at a moment when the foundational mechanics of American...

Government Operations

Federal Disaster Program Lacks Permanent Legal Authorization

A new Congressional Research Service report is drawing attention to a structural gap at the heart of federal disaster policy: the program responsible for...

Public Lands

DOI May Approve First Tribal Energy Resource Agreement In Two Decades

Tribal lands hold roughly 20 percent of known U.S. oil and gas reserves, 30 percent of coal reserves west of the Mississippi River, and 50 percent of...

Labor and Employment

Maritime Agency's Communication Failures Deepen National Security Threat as Mariner Shortage Worsens

The United States depends on a steady pipeline of trained mariners to keep its commercial shipping lanes open and its military supply chains intact. But a...

Government Operations

U.S. Withdraws Funding From Hemisphere's Primary Multilateral Forum

A new Congressional Research Service report on the Organization of American States lands at a moment of maximum uncertainty for U.S. engagement with the...

Energy

Federal Agency Delays $4 Million Idaho Reactor Fix

The United States Navy's nuclear-powered fleet depends on a single aging reactor in eastern Idaho to test the fuel that powers its submarines and aircraft...

Government Operations

AI Speed Versus Accuracy To Be Debated at Veteran's Affairs Hearing

Hundreds of thousands of veterans who filed disability claims under the PACT Act are still waiting months for decisions — even as the Department of Veterans...

Immigration

Who Controls the Border Security Checkpoints? Private Companies Now Fund Half a Billion

Every day, more than 1.15 million people and 88,500 cargo containers cross into the United States through 328 ports of entry. The federal agency responsible...

Congress

Committee Scrutinizes Historic Army Budget Contradictions

The House Armed Services Committee convenes May 15 to scrutinize a $253 billion Department of Army budget request for fiscal year 2027, part of what the...

Congress

Committee Advances Veterans Bills Amid VA Staffing Crisis

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee is moving to advance a sweeping package of veterans legislation at a markup hearing on May 14, 2026, at 360 Cannon...

Civil Rights

Federal Prisons Pass Abuse Audits While Thousands Report Sexual Assault

Federal prison sexual abuse is not a new problem, but a new government watchdog report reveals that the system designed to stop it may be doing little more...

Personnel Movements

Ron Kovach Promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff in Rep. Stutzman's Office

Ron Kovach has been elevated to Deputy Chief of Staff in Rep. Marlin Stutzman's Indiana office, a congressional staff change that took effect May 1. Kovach...

Congress

House Legislative Director Maestas Joins Sen. Husted's Office as Appropriations Policy Adviser

David Maestas is joining Sen. Jon Husted's (R-OH) office as Appropriations Policy Adviser, a Senate staff change that brings experienced House-side talent...

Government Operations

Gracie Englund Joins Sen. Rick Scott's Office as Press Secretary

Gracie Englund has joined the office of Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) as Press Secretary, effective May 1, according to congressional records. Englund comes to...

Congress

Senate Presses FAA on Crash Safety Reforms

More than 16 months after a midair collision over the Potomac River killed 67 people, the Senate is pressing the FAA on whether it has actually acted on the...