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The Trump administration's U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY2027 appropriations request is setting up a collision with Congress over how the federal...
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The Trump administration's U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY2027 appropriations request is setting up a collision with Congress over how the federal...
Tens of millions of Americans are quietly absorbing the costs of a fraying care system, paying out of pocket for aging parents while simultaneously raising...
A year after President Trump signed an executive order promising to house up to 6,000 homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles VA campus, advocates say the...
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee is set to examine VA police operations on May 13 — and the timing is driven by a cascade of events that have put the...
A new Congressional Research Service report is putting a sharp spotlight on one of the more unusual confrontations in recent tech policy history: the...
Tennessee Republicans unveiled a new Tennessee congressional map Wednesday that would split majority-Black Shelby County into three separate congressional...
A House Judiciary subcommittee is set to hold its second hearing on whether Islamic law and political Islam are compatible with the U.S. Constitution, a...
A new Congressional Research Service report on foreign leaders addressing Congress arrives at a moment when the Trump administration is aggressively...
Two back-to-back jury verdicts finding Meta liable for harms to children — one awarding $375 million in New Mexico, another awarding $6 million in...
A new Congressional Research Service report on federal historic preservation programs lands at a moment of real tension between Congress and the White House...
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to mark up a package of foreign policy legislation on May 13, covering measures that sit at the intersection of...
A new Congressional Research Service report on the U.S. Army's Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense system puts a sharp lens on one of the Pentagon's most...
The Senate Commerce Committee's hearing on federal boxing laws, scheduled for April 22, 2026, arrives weeks after the House passed legislation that has...
Rep. Marcy Kaptur had an active week in Ohio's 9th District, celebrating a major manufacturing investment in Toledo, standing with postal workers in...
A Congressional Research Service report published May 1 puts a spotlight on Section 307 forced labor imports enforcement, a statutory tool that has...
A new Congressional Research Service report published May 4 puts a spotlight on a quiet but deepening crisis inside the federal government's vaccine injury...
The Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch is set to examine two budget requests that together could reshape how Congress maintains its physical home and...
The Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Airland is set to scrutinize a record $338.8 billion Air Force and Space Force budget request when it...
The federal government spends hundreds of billions of dollars each year on contracts, and small businesses are supposed to get a meaningful slice of that....
The United States has poured billions of dollars into three small Pacific island nations under agreements designed to secure American military dominance...
A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a fraught moment: the federal government is deploying facial recognition technology at a faster pace...
The U.S. Copyright Office sits at the center of some of the most contested policy terrain in Washington — artificial intelligence, content licensing,...
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies is set to examine the Trump administration's FY2027 budget...
More than 200 federal programs direct money, food, healthcare, and childcare toward one of the most vulnerable populations in the country: pregnant women,...