Government Operations

House Appropriations Advances VA, IRS Bills in FY2027 Markup

Why it matters: The House Appropriations Committee held its first full committee markup of Fiscal Year 2027 on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, advancing two...

Space, Science, Technology, and Communications

NOAA Budget Cuts Threaten Scientific Missions

The Trump administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrives at a moment of acute tension...

Government Operations

FBI Budget Hearing Amid Funding and Surveillance Scrutiny

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is set to hold a closed FBI budget hearing on April 28, examining the FBI's Fiscal Year 2027 funding...

Congress

Committee Scrutinizes Billions in Workforce Cuts

The Trump administration's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget puts billions of dollars in workforce and employment programs on the chopping block, and the...

Congress

Committee Tackles Billions in Medicare Fraud Losses

Medicare fraud costs the federal government tens of billions of dollars annually — money that flows out of a program serving more than 65 million Americans....

Congress

Police Vetting and Consent Decree Oversight at Stake

Two bills heading to markup before the House Judiciary Committee on April 22 would expand federal criminal history record access to state law enforcement...

Space, Science, Technology, and Communications

House Passes Broadband Bill With Overwhelming Bipartisan Support, Cutting Years From Federal Permitting Delays

The H.R. 1681 floor vote wasn't close — and that's the point.

Transportation

Shutdown Threatens TSA, Security Ahead FIFA

A partial government shutdown that has now stretched across half of fiscal year 2026 is leaving TSA officers unpaid, CISA cybersecurity operations...

Government Operations

Senate Examines Alleged DOJ Political Weaponization

The Senate Judiciary Committee convenes Tuesday afternoon for the second in a series of hearings examining "Arctic Frost" — what Republican members are...

Government Operations

Committee Shapes Budget Priorities; Districts Compete

The House Appropriations Committee is deep into building the federal government's Fiscal Year 2027 spending blueprint — and today's Member Day hearing at...

Government Operations

Congressional Watchdogs' Budgets Shape Legislative Power

Congress's three core institutional watchdogs — the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Accountability Office, and the Government Publishing Office...

Space, Science, Technology, and Communications

Commerce Budget Cuts: Defending Science and Economic Growth

The White House is asking Congress to cut $1.3 billion — 12.2 percent — from the Department of Commerce budget, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will...

Congress

NRC Struggles to Keep Pace With Nuclear Boom

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission sits at the center of one of Washington's most consequential energy debates: whether the federal government can move fast...

Health

Committee Scrutinizes HHS Budget Amid Leadership Turmoil

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health is set to examine the FY 2027 HHS Budget on April 21 — a hearing that arrives as Congress wrestles with...

Government Operations

DHS Budget Hearing: Five Critical Agencies Face Cuts

The House Appropriations Committee convenes Thursday for a DHS budget hearing that puts five of the federal government's most operationally consequential...

Congress

Legis1 Background: DHS Shutdown Disrupting World Cup Security Planning, Officials Warn Senate

The two-month-old DHS shutdown is creating measurable disruptions to federal preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a senior Homeland Security official...

Congress

Senate Intelligence Panel Meets on Classified Briefing Amid Oversight Row

Why it matters: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence convened a closed session on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 219 Hart Senate Office Building to...