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Fauci Faces Senate Questioning on Legal Exposure

Anthony Fauci will face questioning from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in what amounts to a...

Congress

Senators to Examine Deepfakes and AI Tools Fueling Elder Fraud

Artificial intelligence is making it easier for scammers to target seniors with convincing impersonations and fabricated evidence. A Senate hearing this...

Law and Order

Senate Republicans Advance Flowers to Sixth Circuit

The Senate advanced Benjamin M. Flowers' judicial nomination to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on a party-line cloture vote that underscored the deep...

Government Operations

FinCEN Director Faces Oversight on Enforcement Priorities

Why it matters: The House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held an oversight...

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Subcommittee Discusses Threat of AI Fraud on Federal Benefits

Why it matters: Federal agencies identified $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2025, and the Trump administration is backing legislative...

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House Committee Weighs Copyright, AI and Anti-Piracy Web Reforms

Why it matters: The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet convened on Tuesday, June 30,...

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House Panel Advances Fentanyl Pill Crackdown

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee advanced three bills targeting counterfeit pill production on July 15, 2026, marking a...

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Senate Confirms Nomination to U.S. Court of International Trade

The Senate confirmed Kara Westercamp as a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, a specialized federal tribunal that handles trade disputes and...

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Chamber Institute Lobbies on Third-Party Litigation Funding

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform filed its Second Quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure on July 20, 2026, reporting $120,000 in lobbying...

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Prison Fellowship Ministries Quadruples Federal Lobbying Spending

Prison Fellowship Ministries ramped up its congressional lobbying activity in the second quarter of 2026, spending $120,000 on legislative advocacy...

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Senate Judiciary Committee Considers Four Federal Nominations

The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with judicial and prosecutorial confirmations that could reshape federal law enforcement and the bench. A...

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Stop Gas Station Heroin LLC Lobbies Kratom Regulation Fight

Stop Gas Station Heroin LLC is lobbying on kratom regulation as federal agencies move to restrict access. The FDA issued a consumer warning in May 2025...

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Supreme Court Justices' Historically Low Congressional Testimony

A new Congressional Research Service report documents a striking absence from Capitol Hill: Supreme Court justices congressional hearings have become...

Government Operations

DEA Places Kratom Alkaloid Under Emergency Schedule I Control

The Drug Enforcement Administration's move to control 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule I substance marks a significant shift in how the federal government...

Congress

House to Look Over DOL's Leaked Confidential Investigation Files

A congressional subcommittee is preparing to examine how the Biden-Harris Department of Labor shared sensitive investigative files with plaintiffs'...

Law and Order

Intelligence Committee Examines Evolving Terrorism Threats

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Congress is convening to examine whether the U.S. intelligence apparatus is prepared for the terrorism threats reshaping...

Government Operations

Report Says CMS Controls Fail to Stop Rogue Marketplace Agents

Over 19 million consumers are enrolled in health insurance plans through federal and state Marketplaces, relying on the system to protect their personal...