Government Operations

Senate Hearing Exposes FBI's "Arctic Frost" Targeting of Conservatives

Senate Judiciary Hearing on "Arctic Frost" Turns Combative Over FBI Weaponization Claims

Law, Crime, and Family Issues

Senate Clears Path for Trump's New White House-Supervised Fraud Division Chief

The Senate voted 51–45 on March 20, 2026, to advance the Colin McDonald nomination to be Assistant Attorney General, clearing the cloture hurdle on PN786-9...

Government Operations

Shutdown Strands TSA: Congress Weighs Worker Pay

A partial government shutdown that began February 14, 2026 — leaving TSA officers working without pay during spring break travel season — is the urgent...

Labor and Employment

Committee To Grill Office of Personnel Management on Civil Service Overhaul

The Office of Personnel Management is in the middle of the most aggressive overhaul of federal civil service rules in a generation — and on March 25, 2026,...

Government Operations

Committee Examines DHS Shutdown's Threat to Security

More than 100,000 Department of Homeland Security employees have been working without pay for nearly six weeks — and the agency responsible for airport...

Government Operations

Congress To Grill US Patent and Trademark Office Amid Policy Upheaval

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is undergoing a period of significant policy upheaval — from proposed restrictions on patent challenges to a brewing...

Health

Senate Hearing Reveals Drug Labeling Transparency Crisis

In a pivotal drug labeling hearing, the Senate Special Committee on Aging revealed alarming vulnerabilities in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain,...

Government Operations

America250 Hearing Exposes Fight Over Money and History

The House Natural Resources Committee's oversight hearing on America250 public-private partnerships, held February 10, 2026, was supposed to showcase how...

Immigration

**Senate Kills DHS Funding Bill, Putting TSA, FEMA, and Border Agencies on Track for Partial Shutdown**

The Senate failed to advance H.R. 7147 on February 12, 2026, when a cloture vote on the motion to proceed fell 10 votes short of the 60 needed. The 50-45...

Legislative Activity

House Votes 362-1 to Force First Overhaul of Federal Data Quality Standards in Over Two Decades

The House delivered one of its most lopsided votes of the 119th Congress, passing H.R. 6329, the Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025, with 362 members...

Government Operations

Senate Set to Vote on Rosen Bill to Fund TSA Separately as Partial DHS Shutdown Leaves Agents Without Pay

The partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began on February 14, 2026, has left TSA agents working without pay — for the third time in six...

Law, Crime, and Family Issues

Epstein Network Probe: Legis1 Background Expands with New Subpoenas

The House Oversight Committee is expanding its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's network, issuing new subpoenas targeting key associates who may have...

Government Operations

VA's Digital G.I. Bill Fails: Billions Wasted, Vets Hurt

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee delivered a scathing assessment of the Digital G.I. Bill's implementation, exposing a $2.3 billion technology...

Legislative Activity

# Library of Congress Hearing: Cyber Gaps, AI Plans, No Leader

The House Appropriations Committee's Legislative Branch Subcommittee held a budget hearing on March 6, 2026, to review fiscal year 2027 funding requests for...

Finance

Committee Probes $50B Federal Building Crisis

The federal government is sitting on a $50 billion deferred maintenance crisis across its building portfolio — and the fund Congress created to address it...

Government Operations

Committee Marks Up Pay, Museum, and Agency Bills

The House Administration Committee markup scheduled for March 18, 2026, puts three bills on the table that touch a nerve across different constituencies:...

Government Operations

House Clears DHS Funding Bill on 211-209 Party-Line Vote, Moving to End Weeks-Long Homeland Security Shutdown

The House voted 211-209 to advance H.R. 7744, the Department of Homeland Security budget for fiscal year 2026, clearing a critical procedural hurdle without...