hearings

Senate Agriculture Panel Will Examine Pending Nominations

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is a standing committee whose jurisdiction covers agriculture, and with administration...

Congress

Senate Will Examine Contested Interior Watchdog Nomination

The Senate has scheduled a hearing to examine the nomination of Dennis Kirk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Department of the Interior. Before...

Ethics

High-Level Officials Reported To Have Violated Parts Of Hatch Act

Cabinet Secretaries and high-level officials are partly exempt from the Hatch Act's on-duty ban but remain bound by its official-authority prohibition,...

Politics

Access to Federal Research Data Centers Under Scrutiny

The federal government's network of 40 research data centers gives qualified researchers access to restricted-use federal data, but leaves Congress weighing...

International Affairs

Panel Will Weigh Nigeria's Protection of Christians

The House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Africa has scheduled a hearing for November 12, titled "One Year Later: Assessing Nigeria's Efforts To...

Government Operations

Federal Agency Proposes Easing Rules for State Block Grants

States and tribal grantees receiving federal block grants for energy assistance, social services, and mental health programs would face fewer administrative...

Energy

EPA Proposes Rollback of Methane Rules for Oil and Gas Industry

Oil and gas companies, gas processing plants, and storage tank owners would face weaker methane emissions limits under an Environmental Protection Agency...

Government Operations

Federal Ethics Office Raises Gift Disclosure Limits to $525

Federal executive branch employees who file financial disclosure reports must now report gifts and travel reimbursements only when they aggregate more than...

Law and Order

HHS Rule Excludes Some Gender Dysphoria From Disability Protections

The Department of Health and Human Services has finalized a rule excluding gender dysphoria not resulting from a physical impairment from disability...

Legislation

SNAP Work Rules and Funding Changes Reshape Federal Food Aid

Changes to federal food assistance are expanding work requirements, restricting eligibility for some immigrants and shifting more program costs to states,...

Government Operations

Army Inactivates Psychological Operations Unit Amid Restructuring

The Army inactivated the 8th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg on Sept. 29 as part of a restructuring of U.S. special operations...

hearings

Senate Will Examine Environmental Agency Air Office Nomination

Schwab is nominated to fill the Environmental Protection Agency's assistant administrator post, which oversees the agency's air and radiation programs. The...

Politics

Senate Will Examine Four Nominees Across Three Agencies

Four nominees spanning the Department of Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and NASA are set to face the Senate in a single...

Politics

Iran Sanctions History Shows Evolving Roles of Congress

U.S. sanctions on Iran are arguably the most extensive the United States maintains on any country, with thousands of persons designated, according to a new...

Elections

Voter Registration Rules and Citizenship Proofs Face Senate Action

Congress is weighing competing proposals on voter registration records and list maintenance, with some bills requiring proof of citizenship to register and...

Elections

House Dismissed Five Contested Elections in the 119th Congress

The House dismissed five Federal Contested Election Act (FCEA) challenges in the 119th Congress, covering Alaska at-large, Florida-14 (twice), Texas-28 and...

Politics

Social Security Trust Fund Projected To Be Depleted by 2032

The Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund is projected to be depleted in 2032, at which point ongoing revenues would cover only...