Senate Challenges $1.5T Defense Budget Over Iran War Strategy
Why it matters: The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held a contentious hearing on May 12 to examine the administration's $1.5 trillion fiscal...
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Why it matters: The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense held a contentious hearing on May 12 to examine the administration's $1.5 trillion fiscal...
The U.S. Air Force is struggling to keep its aircraft combat-ready, and a new federal watchdog report says the problem runs deeper than publicly...
The race to succeed Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) is drawing serious money and serious candidates to one of the most reliably Republican seats in Georgia....
The House Small Business Committee is scheduled to hold a full committee markup Wednesday evening, and the stakes for America's small business owners are...
The Trump Administration's DOT FY2027 funding request lands at a moment of maximum uncertainty for federal transportation policy. The Infrastructure...
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies convenes Thursday for a VA budget hearing that...
A new Congressional Research Service report on the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act lands at a moment when the Trump administration is actively...
Every year, thousands of banks, credit unions, investment advisers, and municipal finance offices file essentially the same financial data with multiple...
Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee are turning their sights on the financial machinery of environmental nonprofits, convening a hearing...
A new Congressional Research Service report on the NASA appropriations budget lays out, in stark numerical terms, the widening gap between what the Trump...
Why it matters: The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee convened on May 13 to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's proposed fiscal year...
Why it matters: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense's Navy budget hearing on May 12 exposed a stark funding crisis: the Navy will run out of...
A new Congressional Research Service report on hypersonic boost-glide weapons lands at a moment of genuine strategic tension: the Pentagon's budget request...
The National Nuclear Security Administration's FY2027 budget request is asking Congress to approve $32.80 billion for nuclear security funding in 2027, a 29...
The Department of Veterans Affairs runs the largest integrated health care system in the United States, serving 9 million enrolled veterans across more than...
Kate Dreyer has been promoted to scheduler in the office of Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL-3), a move that caps a steady rise through the Alabama congressman's...
The United States has a formal process for selling weapons to foreign governments. Congress wrote the rules. But a new Congressional Research Service report...
The House Appropriations Committee is set to mark up two FY2027 spending bills on Wednesday that will determine federal funding levels for the Army Corps of...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) lost his Louisiana Senate primary 2026 race on May 16, finishing third in the Republican primary challenge, a defeat that...
Ian Cata has been promoted to legislative aide in the office of Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL-9), stepping up from a staff assistant and legislative...
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL-3) enters the Republican primary with a $2.6 million war chest, a Trump endorsement, and 22 years of incumbency. His two challengers,...
Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District holds its primary today, and the financial picture could not be more lopsided. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)), the...
Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District has become one of the most closely watched contests in the 2026 midterm elections, and the Ryan Mackenzie 2026...
Today is primary day in Kentucky, and the race to succeed retiring Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has been as much a story about money as it has...