Government Operations
Trump DOT Budget Slashes Multiyear Infrastructure Funding
The Trump Administration's DOT FY2027 funding request lands at a moment of maximum uncertainty for federal transportation policy. The Infrastructure...
House Passes Monitor Accountability Act and Imposes Term Limits on Federal Court Overseers
The House passed the Monitor Accountability Act on May 14, 2026, in a vote that broke entirely along party lines, sending legislation to the Senate that...
FEMA Review Council Recommends Sweeping Disaster Response Changes
The FEMA Review Council final report, approved at the Council's final meeting on May 7, 2026, lands at a moment when the future of federal disaster response...
House to Vote on $65 Billion Science Spending Bill Amid Dispute Over Policy Riders
Why it matters: The House floor votes this week include H.R. 8845, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, a $65...
Budget Committee Vote Determines $72 Billion Immigration Package
The Senate Budget Committee's business meeting on S.Con.Res.33 on May 20 is the procedural linchpin between a House-passed budget resolution and the...
House Rules Committee Debates Veterans' Rights, College Sports, Women's Museum
Four bills covering veterans' gun rights, disability benefits, college athlete compensation, and a long-stalled Smithsonian museum are heading to the House...
Gas Tax Holiday Would Undermine Highway Funding
The politics of a federal gas tax suspension are easy. The policy is not.
Legis1 Background: The Two-Step Shuffle Over $1B For Trump's Ballroom
Republicans spent days navigating the political fallout over $1 billion in Secret Service funding tied to a White House ballroom project before the Senate...
Senate Examines Urgent Domestic Nuclear Supply Chain Gap
More than 80 percent of uranium enrichment for U.S. nuclear fuel occurs overseas, with roughly 20 percent coming from Russia even as Congress has moved to...
House Passes Bail Fund Crackdown and Targets Nonprofit Organizations That Post Bail for Defendants
Why it matters: The House passed H.R. 6260, the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act, on May 14, 2026, in a vote that crystallizes the GOP's...
House Passes Bail Fund Crackdown and Subjects Nonprofits to State Insurance Oversight
Why it matters: The House passed the Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act on May 14, 2026, targeting the growing network of nonprofit and...
House Passes Monitor Accountability Act and Limits Federal Oversight of Police Departments
The House passed H.R. 8365, the Monitor Accountability Act, on May 14, 2026, by a vote of 219-207, with Republicans united in support and Democrats nearly...
Ways and Means Chief Jason Smith Emphasizes Bipartisanship on Tax Policy
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) told attendees at a Washington, D.C. tax conference on Thursday that he is focused on...
House Passes $157 Billion Veterans and Military Construction Bill With Rare Bipartisan Support
The House passed the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027 on Friday, sending a $157 billion...
Bipartisan Veterans Funding Bill Survives Gun-Background-Check Fight
A provision blocking the VA from reporting mentally incompetent veterans to the federal gun background check system nearly unraveled one of the more unusual...
Congress Examines Retail Impact of Stock Trading Rules
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets is set to examine how stock trades move from order to execution — a process that affects every...
Senate Examines Charter Schools' Impact on Student Needs
Charter schools are expanding their footprint across the country as families exit traditional public schools in growing numbers, federal grant dollars flow...
House Clears Year-Round E15 Sales
The House passed the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act on May 13-14, 2026, clearing a decade-long regulatory fight over whether E15 gasoline...