Law and Order

Senate Judiciary Examines Three Trump Nominees

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a judicial nominations hearing on June 24, 2026, examining three Trump administration nominees whose confirmation could...

Government Operations

Senate Honors Former Michigan Senator Riegle

In a striking display of cross-party unity, the Senate passed a commemorative resolution honoring the life of former Michigan Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr.,...

Congress

Senate Vote Could Reshape Labor Policy Forever

The Senate HELP Committee is set to vote on three Trump administration nominees in a procedural meeting that carries outsized significance for labor policy....

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PGA Tour Hires FGS Global for Tax Lobbying

The PGA Tour filed a lobbying registration disclosure with FGS Global, bringing on a five-person team of former congressional staffers to navigate federal...

Politics

Senate Splits on America 250: Privatization vs. Patriotism

Why it matters: A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on June 24, 2026, exposed sharp divisions over how the nation should commemorate its 250th...

Law and Order

Moms for Liberty Scandal Highlights Political Attack Vs SPLC

A recent article from The Philadelphia Inquirer has brought to light that the "faith-based" leader for Philadelphia's Moms for Liberty chapter, Phillip...

Politics

Senate Republicans Advance Matthew Schwartz to Second Circuit

The Senate advanced Matthew Schwartz's nomination to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on a party-line cloture vote, marking the latest flashpoint in an...

Law and Order

Senate Confirms Trump's Ohio Federal Judge Pick in Party-Line Vote

The Senate confirmed Michael J. Hendershot as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio on June 24, 2026, marking another partisan...

Law and Order

Senate Advances Trump's Ohio Judge Pick in Party-Line Cloture Vote

The Senate moved forward on Michael J. Hendershot's nomination to the federal bench on Senate Roll Call Vote 187, advancing a judicial nomination that has...

Politics

Senate Confirms Trump's Southern Texas Judge in Party-Line Vote

The Senate advanced the Arthur Roberts Jones nomination to a federal judgeship with a cloture vote that split cleanly along partisan lines, clearing the...

Politics

Senate Confirms Trump's Texas Judge Pick in Party-Line Vote

The Senate confirmed John George Edward Marck as U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas in a strictly partisan Senate confirmation vote,...

Politics

Democratic Transition Committee Hires Covenant for Foreign Relations

The Committee to Promote a Democratic Transition has registered Covenant Government Affairs LLC as its lobbying firm, according to a new lobbying...

Elections

The Money Behind New York's Most Expensive House Race

The Elise Stefanik campaign funding story in New York's 21st Congressional District is one of unusual contrasts: an incumbent who has largely stayed quiet...

Politics

The Battle for New York's 12th Congressional District

Rep. Jerry Nadler announced on September 1, 2025 that he would not seek an 18th term in 2026, citing the need for generational change in the Democratic...

Elections

The $32 Million Democratic Primary for Maryland's 6th District

Maryland's 6th Congressional District Democratic primary has become a financial spectacle, with two wealthy self-funding candidates pouring roughly $32...

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The Race for New York's 7th Congressional District

The field to replace Rep. Nydia Velázquez in New York's 7th Congressional District is being reshaped by an unprecedented flood of outside money, with one...

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The Battle for Maryland's 5th District

Since Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving Democrat in the House, announced he was stepping aside after 44 years in Congress, a crowded primary has become a...