Data and News Shaping the Political Landscape
The U.S. Army's Dark Eagle hypersonic weapon has arrived at a crossroads. After years of testing setbacks and missed deadlines, the Long-Range Hypersonic...
The federal government's near-complete reversal on offshore wind Congress has set up a collision between executive power, energy investment, and the courts...
A Congressional Research Service report published May 1, 2026 takes stock of the Department of Veterans Affairs' relatively new life insurance program for...
A new Congressional Research Service report on the Appointments Clause is landing at a moment when the question of who can legally wield federal authority...
Congress is moving to lock in funding for immigration enforcement in a way that would be difficult for future lawmakers to undo. The FY2026 Budget...
The Department of Justice moved marijuana policy in a meaningful direction on April 23, 2026, when Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed a final order...
The Trump administration's HUD FY2027 budget request proposes cutting the Department of Housing and Urban Development's federal housing budget proposal by...
The Trump Administration's FY2027 budget request for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes cutting Corps of Engineers funding by roughly 36 percent...
A new Congressional Research Service report reveals a widening gap between the Trump Administration's proposed spending cuts and what Congress is actually...
A new Congressional Research Service report published May 1, 2026 lays out the legal architecture governing what the federal government can and cannot do...
A federal rule designed to help the FDA track contaminated food "from farm to fork" in hours rather than days is now caught in a tangle of budget cuts,...
Why it matters: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman faced a bipartisan wall of skepticism at the NASA Budget Hearing on April 27, 2026, as House appropriators...
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation's April 28 Coast Guard budget hearing unfolded against a jarring backdrop:...
Why it matters: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a congressional hearing roundup on the...
The S.Res. 690 floor vote, which passed 51-46 on April 30, 2026, is less about any single nominee and more about the machinery Republicans have built to...
The Senate Armed Services Committee's Personnel Subcommittee is set to examine Pentagon personnel policies at a moment when the Defense Department is under...
Why it matters: The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing Tuesday on the Trump administration's proposed $4.4...
The House passed the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act on April 25, 2026, in an HR 7959 floor vote that drew 346 yeas and just 10 nays — a margin...
The Senate passed S.Res. 690 Tuesday on a strict party-line vote, 52-47, advancing a procedural resolution that allows the chamber to confirm presidential...
Why it matters: The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a NASA budget hearing on April 28, 2026, at...
