Senate Fast-Tracks 49 Trump Nominees With Procedural Vote
The Senate passed S.Res. 690 on May 12, 2026, authorizing the en bloc consideration of dozens of executive nominations in a single package vote, bypassing...
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The Senate passed S.Res. 690 on May 12, 2026, authorizing the en bloc consideration of dozens of executive nominations in a single package vote, bypassing...
The Trump administration's request for a defense budget of $1.45 to $1.5 trillion for Fiscal Year 2027 — described as the largest in U.S. history and the...
The Senate voted 49-44 Monday to advance the Kevin Warsh Federal Reserve nomination, clearing a procedural hurdle that puts President Trump's pick for Fed...
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies convenes Wednesday for an FDA...
Congress is moving to lock in — by statute — what the Trump administration is trying to dissolve by budget. The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on...
The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party convenes May 19 for a hearing whose...
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee is set to vote Thursday on H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025, a bill that...
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies convenes Thursday to scrutinize the Trump...
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced S. 4486 on Monday, placing it directly on the Senate Legislative Calendar — a procedural move that signals he wants a vote,...
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies has scheduled a DOJ oversight hearing for May 19, placing Acting...
Six bills spanning Indian health funding, wildfire risk, Alaska Native arts, tribal water infrastructure, hydropower, and oil and gas permitting are headed...
Senate treaty ratification is one of the most consequential — and most overlooked — tools Congress holds over the executive branch. As the Trump...
Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) is exploring a run for Utah governor in 2028, just 16 months into his Senate term. Politico, in a piece by the publication's team,...
Housing affordability has become one of the most persistent economic pressures facing American families, driven by rising home prices, climbing mortgage...
A new Congressional Research Service report on the decennial census, published May 7, lands at a moment when the foundational mechanics of American...
Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District 2026 primary arrives today with no incumbent on the ballot, more than $5.6 million in outside money already spent, and...
A new Congressional Research Service report is drawing attention to a structural gap at the heart of federal disaster policy: the program responsible for...
Tribal lands hold roughly 20 percent of known U.S. oil and gas reserves, 30 percent of coal reserves west of the Mississippi River, and 50 percent of...
The United States depends on a steady pipeline of trained mariners to keep its commercial shipping lanes open and its military supply chains intact. But a...
A new Congressional Research Service report on the Organization of American States lands at a moment of maximum uncertainty for U.S. engagement with the...
The clock is ticking on one of Washington's most contested financial institutions. The Export-Import Bank of the United States — the federal government's...
Women hold just 27.4 percent of legislative seats worldwide, and the United States ranks 85th globally, according to a Congressional Research Service report...
Housing affordability has become one of the defining domestic policy challenges of the past several years, driven by rising home prices, elevated mortgage...
A decade-old law that underpins how the federal government and private sector share cyber threat intelligence is set to expire September 30, and Congress...