Government Operations
Senate Hearing Tackles DC Court Vacancy Crisis
The DC Superior Court is hemorrhaging capacity. With nearly a quarter of its bench vacant and a backlog of roughly 4,000 cases, criminal trial dates are...
Congress Examines State Medicaid Fraud Oversight Gaps
Federal enforcement of Medicaid program integrity has intensified sharply in recent months, with the Trump administration decertifying state fraud units,...
Senate Moves To Increase Trafficking Oversight
The Senate is moving to fill a critical vacancy that has left the U.S. government's anti-trafficking apparatus severely weakened. The Barbara Thornhill...
CIA Official's Gold Scheme Triggers Election Security Concerns
The Senate Intelligence Committee is convening a closed briefing as a former senior CIA official faces charges in a sprawling case involving hundreds of...
Supreme Court: Can Trump Strip Birthright Citizenship?
The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on American citizenship scheduled for June 24 arrives at a pivotal moment for the nation's foundational definition of...
After Fatal Shooting, Government Examines VA Security Measures
A deadly shooting at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Georgia this spring exposed systemic security failures that have persisted for years. The VA police...
Senate Examines Cartel Threat to U.S. Security
A Senate hearing on Mexican drug cartels and their threat to U.S. national security comes as the Trump administration escalates pressure on Mexico to allow...
Committee Examines Detention Center Conditions
A House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on Delaney Hall Ice detention facility is set to unfold amid a public dispute over conditions at the...
SNAP Fraud Efforts Examined Amid Benefit Cuts
The House is preparing to examine federal efforts to combat supplemental nutrition assistance fraud just as the Trump administration has moved aggressively...
Schumer Vs Trump: The Battle Over Judges
The Senate Judiciary Committee convened on June 18, 2026, for a compressed business meeting that processed eight judicial and executive nominations...
Senate Set to Vote on OMB Deputy Director
Hal Duncan, President Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget as Deputy Director, refused to rule out using controversial impoundment...
Duplicate Patents Tie Up Regulatory Approval and Drive Drug Costs
American patients are waiting years longer — and paying significantly more — for lower-cost versions of some of the most expensive drugs on the market. A...
Tim Tebow Foundation Enters Washington Lobbying Arena
The Tim Tebow Foundation has registered as a new client with Klein/Johnson Group LLC, according to lobbying disclosure requirements filed in 2026. The...
House Proposes Bill to Eliminate Extra Patents in Healthcare
A June 4 House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on pharmaceutical patents put a spotlight on a practice that generic drug manufacturers say is quietly keeping...
Patent Thickets Are Driving Up Drug Prices for Millions
Brand-name drug manufacturers have built a legal architecture around their products that, according to a peer-reviewed study submitted to Congress earlier...
Senate Republicans Block Effort to Overturn Asylum Appeals Rule
The Senate rejected a Democratic push to overturn a Trump administration immigration rule that reshapes how asylum appeals are handled, marking a decisive...
Supreme Court Limits Agency Penalty Power Without Jury Trial
A Supreme Court ruling handed down June 4 has drawn a clearer constitutional line around federal agency enforcement power, one with consequences stretching...
House Passes Anti-Fraud Resolution Demanding Eligibility Checks
The House passed H.Res. 1335 on June 11, 2026, condemning actors who seek to defraud the federal government and expressing the sense of the chamber that...