Government Operations

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,...

Law and Order

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...

Law and Order

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...

Civil Rights

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...

Law and Order

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...

Intelligence

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...

Immigration

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...

Social Welfare

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...

Law and Order

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...

Government Operations

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...

Law and Order

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...

Law and Order

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...

Health

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...

Law and Order

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...

Congress

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...

Government Operations

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...

Government Operations

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...