Congress
Senate Confirms Space Force Leadership Nomination
The Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to consider the military leadership nomination of Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess as Chief of Space Operations,...
NASA's Risky Bet on Commercial Space Stations Before ISS Shutdown
The International Space Station, which has maintained continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit for over 25 years, is approaching the end of its...
Advanced Space LLC Enters Federal Lobbying Arena
Advanced Space LLC, a space technology and navigation company, has filed a new federal lobbying registration, marking its entry into direct federal...
Congress Rejected Trump's Proposed NASA Science Cuts
A new Congressional Research Service report on the NASA appropriations budget lays out, in stark numerical terms, the widening gap between what the Trump...
Congress Defies White House on Science Funding
The House Appropriations Committee is set to mark up the FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies bill on Wednesday, putting Congress on a...
Congress Rejects NASA's 23% Budget Cut Again
Why it matters: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman faced a bipartisan wall of skepticism at the NASA Budget Hearing on April 27, 2026, as House appropriators...
NASA Chief Defends 23 Percent Budget Cut Before Skeptical Senate
Why it matters: The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a NASA budget hearing on April 28, 2026, at...
Committee Examines U.S. Space Security Threats
Space is no longer a sanctuary. As China and Russia accelerate efforts to field anti-satellite weapons, jamming capabilities, and dual-use orbital...
High Stakes For U.S. Space Leadership As NASA Budget Scrutinized
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held its NASA FY2027 budget hearing on April 22, with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on the witness...
NOAA Budget Cuts Threaten Scientific Missions
The Trump administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrives at a moment of acute tension...
# House Overwhelmingly Passes Emergency Reporting Act to Fix 911 Outages During Disasters
The H.R. 5200 floor vote on April 20, 2026 produced one of the more lopsided tallies of the 119th Congress — 386 to 7 — a margin that speaks to just how...
# House Overwhelmingly Passes Kari's Law Reporting Act to Ensure 911 Reform Is Actually Working
The House passed the Kari's Law Reporting Act on Wednesday in a 405-5 vote, sending a clear bipartisan signal that Congress wants accountability on whether...
Committee Decides NASA's Lunar and Space Future
NASA's budget is on the line. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies has scheduled a NASA budget hearing...
Committee Reshapes U.S. Tech Export Controls
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to mark up more than two dozen bills on April 22 that would reshape how the United States controls exports of...
Pentagon's Modernization Push Tests Defense Priorities
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense is moving through its fiscal year 2027 budget hearings at a deliberate pace, and the Air Force and Space...
House Passes Broadband Bill With Overwhelming Bipartisan Support, Cutting Years From Federal Permitting Delays
The H.R. 1681 floor vote wasn't close — and that's the point.
Committee Examines Satellite Licensing Overhaul Bill
The satellite industry has spent years — and millions of dollars — pressing Congress to overhaul a licensing system that companies say is too slow, too...
Commerce Budget Cuts: Defending Science and Economic Growth
The White House is asking Congress to cut $1.3 billion — 12.2 percent — from the Department of Commerce budget, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will...