Legislation

GOP Pushes Five Disparate Bills All With Major Consequences

The House Judiciary Committee markup scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 2026 is a legislative grab bag that tells you everything about the Republican...

Government Operations

NCAA Enforcement Lacks Federal Oversight Standards

The NCAA's enforcement machine — long criticized as opaque, slow-moving, and prone to inconsistent outcomes — is about to face a rare moment of...

Law and Order

Immigration Crimes are Dominating Federal Courts

A new Congressional Research Service report maps the explosive growth of immigration-related prosecutions and the legal fault lines that could reshape...

Elections

Census Rules That Include Noncitizens Face Constitutional Challenge

A Congressional Research Service report updated this week puts the mechanics of House apportionment redistricting under a microscope at a moment when the...

Education

Supreme Court Case Could Reshape School Discrimination Protections

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could fundamentally alter the legal landscape for Title IX employee discrimination claims at federally...

Government Operations

Senate Hearing Probes Government Fraud, Whistleblower Retaliation

Why it matters: The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee held a hearing on May 20, 2026 focused on government fraud and the retaliation...

Law and Order

Federal Power Over Elections Tests Constitutional State Authority

A new Congressional Research Service report on federal investigations and voting records seizure activity lands at a moment of escalating legal conflict...

Government Operations

Trump's Fraud Task Force Faces Legal Challenges

President Trump signed Executive Order 14395 on March 16, 2026, creating a government-wide Task Force to Eliminate Fraud in federal benefits programs. A new...

Law and Order

Supreme Court Strikes Down Mexico Tariff Authority

A new Congressional Research Service report on U.S.-Mexico trade relations arrives at a pivotal moment: the Trump administration's primary tariff tool...

Congress

House Panel Clashes Over Southern Poverty Law Center Fraud Charges

Why it matters: The House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Wednesday, May 20, titled "The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate," putting the...

Politics

Senate Judges Clash Over Trump Nominee Loyalty

Why it matters: The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday exposed the rawest fault lines yet in the debate over judicial independence under...

Congress

Legitimacy Threat Over Supreme Court Expansion Divides Congress

Court Packing: A Threat To The Supreme Court's Legitimacy

Law and Order

House Passes Cashless Bail Reporting Act

The House passed the Cashless Bail Reporting Act on Friday, 308-116, directing the attorney general to publish a list of jurisdictions that permit cashless...

Law and Order

CRS Report Details Effects of Supreme Court's VRA Reductions

The Supreme Court's April 29, 2026 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has fundamentally altered the legal landscape for minority voting rights in America. A new...

Law and Order

Senate Confirms Trump Judge Clarke to SC Federal Bench

The Senate confirmed Sheria Akins Clarke to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina on Tuesday, 52-46, adding another Trump-appointed...

Politics

Senate Clears Path to Trump's Virgin Islands Federal Judge

The Senate voted 50-49 on Tuesday to invoke cloture on the Evan Rikhye nomination to serve as judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, advancing...

Government Operations

Federal Wage Enforcement Drops 57 Percent Over Decade

A new Congressional Research Service report on the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act lands at a moment when the Trump administration is actively...