Law and Order

Supreme Court Justices Seek Budget Boost for Security

Why it matters: Two Supreme Court justices appeared before Congress on July 14, 2026, to defend a 7.2 percent budget increase driven largely by security...

Immigration

GAO Finds Gaps in Border Patrol Rescue Reports

A Government Accountability Office report released this week found that Border Patrol's annual reports to Congress are missing essential data on rescue...

Law and Order

House Subcommittee to Examine Prediction Market Protections

A House Agriculture Subcommittee is examining customer protections and market integrity in sports prediction markets as Congress grapples with a largely...

Law and Order

Senate Confirms Kuntz to Federal Bench in Straight Party-Line Vote

The Senate confirmed Jeffrey Kuntz as a federal judge on Thursday in a straight party-line vote, marking another judicial victory for Republicans who have...

Government Operations

GAO Recommends Stronger ACA Marketplace Fraud Safeguards

The federal health insurance marketplace is failing to protect millions of consumers from unauthorized actions by agents and brokers. A new Government...

Government Operations

Senate Sets FERC Oversight Hearing After Court Ruling

A Supreme Court decision from late June has upended the legal foundations of independent regulatory agencies. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources...

Law and Order

Progress and Path Forward For Haiti Gang Suppression Force

A House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Haiti's terrorist gangs scheduled for July 21 will examine the performance and prospects of the Gang...

Politics

Senate Confirms Matthew Schwartz as Second Circuit Judge

The Senate confirmed Matthew Schwartz as a United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit in a sharply partisan vote that underscored deepening...

Politics

Senate Confirms Arthur Roberts Jones to Federal Bench

The Senate confirmed Arthur Roberts Jones to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas on a party-line vote, marking a decisive moment in...

Law and Order

House Judiciary Committee Advances Bills On Courts, Child Safety

The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to advance a sprawling legislative agenda that touches everything from child protection to congressional security...

Government Operations

Congress Examines Rising Fraud Threats Amid Record Losses

Americans lost a record $16 billion to fraud in 2025, a 25 percent jump from the year before. Government imposter scams alone surged 40 percent...

Congress

House Panel Examines States' Foreign Espionage Defenses

The House Intelligence Committee is convening a counterintelligence hearing states to assess how well America's fusion centers detect and counter foreign...

Congress

Senate Panel Advances Five Judges Amid Blanche Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee is advancing five federal judge nominees while continuing hearings on Todd Blanche's bid to lead the Justice Department. The...

Government Operations

Treasury Restricts Access to Corporate Ownership Data

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a Treasury Department bureau, has dramatically restricted access to beneficial ownership information — the data...

Law and Order

Do Maine Democrats Stand a Chance since Graham Platner's Exit?

Graham Platner, the Maine Democratic primary winner who was poised to challenge Susan Collins reelection bid this November, suspended his campaign on...

Civil Rights

Congress Examines Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Crisis

A House Natural Resources subcommittee is convening an MMIP oversight hearing to examine how federal agencies are deploying new technologies and initiatives...

Congress

Can Congress Root Out Fraud in Federal Agencies?

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is convening a hearing on fraud—a topic that has become a rallying point across party lines...