Proposed Medal Honors Pacific Theater POWs from WWII
In a Congress fractured by partisan divides, H.R. 9473 Congressional Gold Medal has achieved something increasingly elusive: genuine bipartisan consensus....
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In a Congress fractured by partisan divides, H.R. 9473 Congressional Gold Medal has achieved something increasingly elusive: genuine bipartisan consensus....
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.,...
The House Administration Committee marked up five bills on June 24, 2026, advancing Republican-backed election security legislation that faces steep...
In a moment of uncommon accord, the Senate passed a symbolic measure honoring electrical lineworkers with overwhelming bipartisan support. S.Res. 794...
Why it matters: President Trump's choice to lead the Indian Health Service faced a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on June 24, 2026, with broad...
Why it matters: Mexican drug cartels have evolved from border smugglers into global criminal empires operating in over 40 countries, and the Trump...
In a striking moment of Capitol Hill consensus, 28 senators from both parties have united behind a single purpose: recognizing the sacrifice of American and...
A House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing is set to advance three bills that would reshape how the government handles veteran disability benefits, tracks...
The Senate HELP Committee is set to vote on three Trump administration nominees in a procedural meeting that carries outsized significance for labor policy....
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, created to reduce the impact of oil market disruptions, sits at the center of a fundamental debate about American energy...
The American airline industry faces a fundamental question about competition and consumer welfare that Congress is now investigating with urgency. [GAP] As...
The Pentagon's military health system is under scrutiny. [GAP] A Government Accountability Office report released on June 25, 2026, examines the Defense...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has terminated its lobbying contract with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, according to a lobbying disclosure termination...
The PGA Tour filed a lobbying registration disclosure with FGS Global, bringing on a five-person team of former congressional staffers to navigate federal...
Why it matters: The Senate Finance Subcommittee held a Social Security hearing on June 24, 2026, confronting a $30 trillion unfunded liability that...
Why it matters: The Congressional Research Service revealed that less than 3 percent of AI-generated bill summaries met its accuracy standards, exposing a...
The pharmaceutical innovation process in America rests on a delicate partnership between government-funded research and private industry. [GAP] Federal...
Why it matters: The airline industry is more concentrated than ever, with four carriers controlling roughly 80 percent of domestic seat capacity, and a...
Why it matters: Congress examined legislation to unlock domestic critical mineral recovery and recycling as the Trump administration prioritizes supply...
The Postal Service faces an existential cash crisis. At a Senate hearing on June 24, 2026, Postmaster General David Steiner warned the agency could run out...
Why it matters: Kevin Lilly, President Trump's nominee for Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, faced tough questioning on his lack of...
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is convening an NTIA hearing oversight session as the National...
Why it matters: A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on June 24, 2026, exposed sharp divisions over how the nation should commemorate its 250th...
A Government Accountability Office report released on June 25, 2026, examined how federal agencies are managing cloud data security as they increasingly...
