Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce

Senate Weighs EXIM Bank's Future Before 2026 Expiration

The Export-Import Bank's authorization expires on December 31, 2026 — and with it, a suite of programs that underpin U.S. competitiveness in semiconductors,...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

Senate Probes Stalled Peace Amid Escalating Conflict

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is convening a closed briefing on the Russia-Ukraine war at a moment when the conflict's trajectory appears to be...

Defense

Senate Probes Arms Control After Treaty Expires

For the first time in more than half a century, no binding limits govern the strategic nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia. The Senate Foreign...

Defense

Senate Rejects Iran War Powers Resolution, Allowing U.S. Military Operations Against Iran to Continue Without Congressional Authorization

The Senate voted 47–53 on March 4, 2026, to reject a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 104, a joint resolution that would have directed the removal of U.S....

Space, Science, Technology, and Communications

Europe's Speech Rules Threaten US Tech Freedom

Witnesses from international free speech organizations argued that emerging European regulations could create extraterritorial constraints on digital...

Defense

Senate Blocks Iran War Powers Resolution, Preserving Trump's Unchecked Military Authority Against Tehran

The Senate voted down a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 118, a joint resolution that would have directed the removal of US Armed Forces from hostilities...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

# Iran War Tests Pentagon's China-First Strategy

The Trump administration's 2026 National Defense Strategy — built around prioritizing China and the Indo-Pacific — collided with reality at a House Armed...

Congress

# Syria Policy: Panel Warns al-Shara Has No "Blank Check"

The House Foreign Affairs Committee convened on February 10, 2026, to confront an uncomfortable reality: the Trump administration's rapid diplomatic embrace...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

House Panel Exposes Global Religious Freedom Threats

- "Religious persecution is reaching unprecedented levels worldwide" - Sam Brownback, U.S. Department of State - "Technology has become a weapon against...

Congress

# Pentagon Strategy Meets Iran Reality at Senate Hearing

The Senate Armed Services Committee convened on March 3, 2026, to examine the Trump administration's National Defense Strategy — a document that explicitly...

Legislative Activity

Supreme Court Strikes Down Presidential Tariffs, Forcing Congress to Reclaim Trade Authority — Legis1 Foreign Trade Policy Roundup

- The Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA-based tariffs in a 6-3 ruling, declaring the president exceeded his authority. This is the most significant...

Immigration

# Russia's Weaponized Migration Threatens NATO, House Panel Warns

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on February 10, 2026, examining how Russia and Belarus are deliberately engineering...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

What's Driving the Bipartisan Consensus Behind HR 1422 Iran Sanctions Bill?

The sanctions are substantial: blocking of all U.S.-based property and interests, visa revocation, and inadmissibility to the United States. The bill...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing: A Classified Briefing as War Rages Across the Middle East

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is convening a closed, TS/SCI-level briefing on March 18, 2026, to receive an update on the current situation in the...

Defense

House Armed Services Committee to Scrutinize U.S. Military Posture in Europe Amid Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

The House Armed Services Committee will convene on March 18, 2026, to examine U.S. military posture Europe strategy and the national security challenges...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

House Judiciary Panel to Probe Legal Basis for Action Against Venezuelan Drug Traffickers

Why it matters: The hearing hearing on March 18, 2026 being held by The House Judiciary Committee's Oversight Subcommittee on March 18 sits at the...

International Affairs and Foreign Aid

Ways and Means Panel Eyes U.S. Strategy Ahead of WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference

The House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee's hearing preview lands at a moment when American trade policy is under extraordinary strain. Committee members...