Congress

Are F-35s Headed for a Crash Landing?

The Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Airland is set to scrutinize a record $338.8 billion Air Force and Space Force budget request when it...

Follow the Money

SBA Can't Account for Its Own AI Use Even Though It's Used to Oversee Billions in Contracts: GAO

The federal government spends hundreds of billions of dollars each year on contracts, and small businesses are supposed to get a meaningful slice of that....

Government Operations

Billions of Dollars for Pacific Military Strategy Crumble Under Failed Oversight

The United States has poured billions of dollars into three small Pacific island nations under agreements designed to secure American military dominance...

Civil Rights

Federal Government Expands Facial Recognition Without Legal Framework

A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a fraught moment: the federal government is deploying facial recognition technology at a faster pace...

Government Operations

Senate To Examine Law Enforcement Budget Cuts

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies is set to examine the Trump administration's FY2027 budget...

Social Welfare

# Federal Watchdog Finds Three Early Childhood Programs Operating Without Any Performance Measures

More than 200 federal programs direct money, food, healthcare, and childcare toward one of the most vulnerable populations in the country: pregnant women,...

Macroeconomics

Consequences Loom In Extending the Mandatory Spending Sequester Through 2033

A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a precarious moment for federal budgeting, detailing how the mandatory spending sequester — the...

Public Lands

Congress to Examine Proposed Dramatic Budget Cuts at Interior

The Trump administration's Interior Department FY 2027 budget lands before the House Natural Resources Committee on May 13 carrying a stark proposition: cut...

Congress

Lawmakers Scrutinize Navy's Shrinking Fleet Strategy

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense will convene a Navy and Marine Corps budget hearing on May 12, 2026, to scrutinize the Department of the...

Government Operations

Congressional Research Service Maps Medicare Payment Rule Calendar

The Congressional Research Service has quietly updated one of its most practical — and politically relevant — reference documents: a comprehensive guide to...

Defense

Military Schools Face Pressure Amid Readiness Concerns

A new Congressional Research Service report on the Department of Defense Education Activity's domestic school system lands at a moment of genuine tension:...

Government Operations

Trump Administration Reshapes Foreign Investment Screening Rules

The Trump administration is aggressively rewriting how the United States screens foreign investment, tightening the screws on Chinese acquisitions while...

Law and Order

Secret Service Struggles to Meet Century-Old Threats

A Congressional Research Service report updated in late April is drawing renewed attention on Capitol Hill — and the timing is not incidental. The report,...

Follow the Money

DFC Funding Tripled as Foreign Aid Infrastructure Dismantles

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation sits at the center of a growing tension in American foreign policy: the Trump administration is...

Government Operations

Federal Fossil Fuel Tax Benefits Total $19.1 Billion

A recent Congressional Research Service report puts a number on federal fossil fuel tax benefits — and the figure is both smaller than critics might expect...

Civil Rights

Concerns Over Executing Intellectually Disabled Defendants Highlighted

A new Congressional Research Service report published May 1, 2026 lands at a pointed moment: the Trump administration is moving faster than any in recent...

Government Operations

Senate Ends Years-Long Leadership Vacuum at Gun Enforcement Agency

The Senate confirms Trump's pick to lead the ATF