Sewage Disaster In Washington DC: Who's to Blame?
An estimated 240 to 300 million gallons of raw sewage poured into the C&O Canal National Historical Park and the Potomac River after a 72-inch sewer line...
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An estimated 240 to 300 million gallons of raw sewage poured into the C&O Canal National Historical Park and the Potomac River after a 72-inch sewer line...
A cybersecurity firm's report published just 11 days before the hearing documented the first known AI-assisted cyberattack on water utility infrastructure,...
Four bills touching the lives of Native Americans — from unsolved murders to bison herds to emergency medical care — come before the House Natural Resources...
The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais landed less than three weeks ago, and states are already redrawing maps. Tennessee passed new...
Three environmental bills are headed to a subcommittee markup Thursday, putting Congress on record on recycling infrastructure and brownfields cleanup at a...
The House voted 211-206 on Wednesday to advance a procedural resolution that clears a critical obstacle in the path of President Trump's signature...
The Senate passed cloture on S.Res. 526, a congressional pay resolution that would withhold senators' salaries during government shutdowns, on a 99-0 vote...
The House passed the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act on May 12, 2026, in an HR 2853 floor vote that drew 348 yes votes to 60 no votes, clearing the...
The federal government has no law explicitly requiring it to reduce the combustible vegetation that makes wildfires catastrophic. That gap sits at the...
The Trump Administration's State Department FY2026 budget request was, by any measure, a document of radical ambition. It proposed cutting U.S....
The authority for the Environmental Protection Agency to collect TSCA Title I fees from chemical manufacturers and processors expires at the end of FY2026,...
David Woodside III has been promoted to legislative aide in the personal office of Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), a Senate staff movement that reflects...
Shea Calhoun, legislative aide and legislative correspondent, has joined the office of Rep. Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9) as of May 1, 2026, marking the latest move...
Hays Turner has been promoted to Scheduler in the office of Rep. John McGuire (R-VA-5), stepping up from the Staff Assistant role he had held since May 2025.
The United States runs two parallel commercial diplomacy operations abroad, often out of the same embassy buildings, and Congress is now asking whether that...
The House passed the Save Our Shrimpers Act on May 12, 2026, with 391 votes in favor and only 18 against, sending a clear message that protecting domestic...
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Tax Subcommittee are using a May 19, 2026 hearing to make the case that the "One Big Beautiful Bill," signed by...
As President Trump touches down in Beijing this week for the first American presidential visit to China since his own 2017 trip, a newly updated...
A new Congressional Research Service report on federal support for maternal mortality review committees lays out a direct conflict: Congress recently...
Mika Alvarez has joined the office of Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) as a legislative aide, handling a broad portfolio that spans civil rights and liberties, crime...
Christian Gentile has joined the office of Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) as a Military Legislative Assistant, according to congressional staff records. Gentile...
Ashley Satterfield has joined the House Republican Whip's office as National Security Adviser, according to congressional records. Satterfield, who most...
Why it matters: The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Intelligence held a UN accountability hearing on April 29, 2026, exposing a sharp...
Jade Bennett has moved up in Sen. Chris Van Hollen's (D-MD) Maryland Senate office, taking on the role of Correspondence Assistant starting May 1. The...