Rural Hospital Medicare Programs Face 2027 Expiration Deadline
Two federal programs that funnel hundreds of millions of dollars annually to rural hospitals are set to expire on January 1, 2027, and a new Congressional...
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Two federal programs that funnel hundreds of millions of dollars annually to rural hospitals are set to expire on January 1, 2027, and a new Congressional...
A new Congressional Research Service report published May 1, 2026 lays out the legal architecture governing what the federal government can and cannot do...
The United States is the single largest financial contributor to the United Nations, pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into the...
A federal rule designed to help the FDA track contaminated food "from farm to fork" in hours rather than days is now caught in a tangle of budget cuts,...
Why it matters: The H.R. 8646 bill, the fiscal year 2027 appropriations measure covering the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug...
President Trump reshaped the Kentucky Senate race on Friday, endorsing Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) in the Republican primary to fill the seat being vacated by...
Why it matters: H.R. 8595, the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027, is now on the House...
The birthright citizenship Supreme Court case now before the justices cuts to a foundational question: can a president rewrite 130 years of constitutional...
Why it matters: NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman faced a bipartisan wall of skepticism at the NASA Budget Hearing on April 27, 2026, as House appropriators...
The House passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on April 30, with the HR 7567 floor vote drawing 416 yes votes against just 8 no votes, a...
For the more than 1.3 million active-duty service members stationed across some 3,500 locations worldwide, a military cost-of-living allowance can mean the...
The Senate Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities is set to examine U.S. Special Operations Command on May 12, and the...
The Senate Armed Services Committee convenes May 12 to review the Department of Army's defense authorization request for Fiscal Year 2027, a hearing that...
Why it matters: The House Financial Services Committee convened a congressional hearing roundup on bank capital requirements Tuesday, April 28, with...
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation's April 28 Coast Guard budget hearing unfolded against a jarring backdrop:...
Why it matters: The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces convened on April 27, 2026, for a hearing on Department of Defense missile...
Why it matters: The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a congressional hearing roundup on the...
Why it matters: The Senate voted 47-50 on May 1, 2026, to block a motion to discharge S.J.Res. 184, a joint resolution that would have directed the removal...
The House voted 261-111 on April 29 to pass S. 4465, a clean 18-month extension of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act — handing the...
Sports betting has exploded into a multi-billion dollar industry since the Supreme Court's 2018 decision opened the door for states to legalize it, and...
The federal agency responsible for ensuring that thousands of defense contractors properly handle classified information is completing less than 40 percent...
In a Senate where bipartisan agreement has become increasingly rare, S.Res. 703 passed by unanimous consent on April 29, 2026, the same day it was...
A public feud between Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Ed Martin, the Trump administration's DOJ Pardon Attorney, erupted on social media April 30 after Tillis...
The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 hit its first major wall on the House floor Thursday, when an amendment to strip a controversial pesticide...