Law and Order

Senate Advances Trump's ATF Pick and Sets Stage for Firearms Enforcement Shift

The Senate voted 54-46 on a cloture motion Tuesday, clearing procedural hurdles for the Robert Cekada ATF nomination to move toward a full confirmation...

Law and Order

Congress Examines Federal Crime Victim Protections

Congress is preparing to examine whether federal law does enough to protect crime victims, with the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal...

Law and Order

Detention Capacity Gap Makes Mass Deportation Structurally Impossible

A new Congressional Research Service report published April 24 lays out the legal and operational realities of the ICE non-detained docket, and the picture...

Immigration

Committee Examines Stripping Citizenship From Americans

The constitutional meaning of American citizenship — who gets it, who keeps it, and who can lose it — is heading to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing...

Legislation

Congress Debates Who Owns Laws Written by Private Groups

Why it matters: The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet held a hearing on April 21 that...

Immigration

Senate Confirms Trump's Andrew Davis to Federal Bench, Reshaping Immigration Court With Party-Line Vote

The Senate confirmed Andrew B. Davis to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on April 17, 2026, on a 47-45 vote that broke almost...

Law, Crime, and Family Issues

Committee Examines ATF Firearms Restrictions Debate

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has spent years operating under congressional restrictions that gun rights advocates say protect...

Legislation

Senate Judiciary Votes on Crime, AI, Abuse Bills

Three bills moving through the Senate Judiciary Committee — covering carjacking prosecutions, AI chatbot age verification, and nondisclosure agreements in...

Congress

Police Vetting and Consent Decree Oversight at Stake

Two bills heading to markup before the House Judiciary Committee on April 22 would expand federal criminal history record access to state law enforcement...

Government Operations

Senate Examines Alleged DOJ Political Weaponization

The Senate Judiciary Committee convenes Tuesday afternoon for the second in a series of hearings examining "Arctic Frost" — what Republican members are...

Health

Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Behind Bars

An estimated 181,000 veterans are currently incarcerated in the United States — many carrying untreated PTSD, traumatic brain injury, or military sexual...

Law, Crime, and Family Issues

Judiciary Panel Rushes Judicial Nominees With Major Stakes

The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving through a steady pipeline of pending nominations — federal judges, U.S. attorneys, and Justice Department officials...

Congress

Committee Examines Transnational Crime Threatening Americans Online

Transnational criminal networks have turned the internet into a revenue stream — extracting billions from Americans through romance scams, cryptocurrency...

Legislation

Financial Infidelity: The 401(k) Spousal Consent Gap

Millions of married Americans assume their retirement savings are protected from being drained without their knowledge. For most couples with 401(k)s, that...

Law, Crime, and Family Issues

Supreme Court Skeptical of Executive Birthright Citizenship Ban

The justices heard oral arguments just days ago. A ruling could reshape immigration policy for a generation.

Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce

Prediction Markets Insider Trading Already Illegal, Enforcement Gaps Remain

A new Congressional Research Service report makes clear that trading on inside information in prediction markets is already illegal — but enforcement gaps...

Legislation

Senate Advances Xylazine Bill Despite Partisan Tensions

Why it matters: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted March 26 to advance three bipartisan bills — including landmark legislation scheduling the deadly drug...