Politics
Senate Rejects Bid to Overturn Trump ACA Marketplace Rule
The Senate rejected an effort to overturn a Trump administration rule setting payment, enrollment and benefit standards for Affordable Care Act...
House Passes Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Bill
The House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan water infrastructure bill that would authorize and modify Army Corps projects nationwide, including...
Senate Bill Seeks Coordinated U.S. Strategy in South China Sea
The South China Sea Strategy Act would require the State Department to develop a formal U.S. diplomatic strategy for the South China Sea as Washington seeks...
Earthquake Losses Reach Nearly $15 Billion Yearly
Portions of all 50 states, plus territories and the District of Columbia, face varying earthquake vulnerability as annualized losses reach $14.7 billion per...
Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Regulate College Sports
The Senate moved closer to an historic legislative step to have the government regulate college sports by passing S. 4668 last night in a 77-22 vote on...
GAO Says Agencies Aren't Sharing Data on Banned Chinese Tech
A recent audit found that federal agencies have sharply reduced spending with five Chinese telecommunications and surveillance companies covered by federal...
Temporary Protected Status Shrinks to 274,000 After Terminations
Temporary Protected Status fell from about 1.4 million people across 17 countries at the start of the second Trump administration to about 274,000 after...
Housing Act Enacted Without Funding for Most Programs, Congress Says
A law addressing rental affordability, homeownership access and banking regulations fails to appropriate funds for most of its programs, according to a...
Senate Indians Committee Weighs Tribal Land and Sovereignty Bills
Lawmakers are weighing four bills to resolve long-running disputes over tribal lands and membership, as tribes continue to seek congressional action to...
Congress Pushes Back on Army Corps Project Pauses
Both chambers of the 119th Congress are advancing competing Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (WRDA 2026) bills that include provisions designed to...
Overview
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce met in open markup session on Sept. 2, considering 10 bills spanning diesel emissions, rail commerce, bus safety,...
Fuel Standards Face Structural Changes as Penalties Drop to Zero
The federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program, which sets minimum fuel efficiency targets for vehicles sold in the United States, is facing its...
Congress Examines College Sports Media Rights
College sports media rights contracts are reshaping school finances and the daily lives of student athletes, according to a new Congressional Research...
Congress Examines Federal Legislation on Search and Seizure
After the surveillance tool Congress relied on most heavily after Sept. 11 was automatically repealed in April, Congress is examining federal legislation...
Defense Contractors' IP Rights Limit DOD Repairs
The Department of Defense (DOD) frequently cannot repair or maintain weapons systems it has purchased because contractors retain intellectual property (IP)...
Tax Deduction Hike to 25% Could Cost Up To $200 Billion
Raising the Section 199A pass-through deduction from 20 percent to 25 percent would carry a federal revenue cost estimated between $69.3 billion and $199...
Farm Bill Reauthorization Stalls as 2026 Deadline Looms
The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334) expired in 2023 and has since been extended three times, making the current reauthorization the...
PCSA's Title IX Application Remains Legally Unresolved
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published Sept. 23 found that the Protect College Sports Act of 2026 (PCSA), a bipartisan Senate bill designed...