Legis1 Background: Rand Paul's ICE Funding Dilemma Puts Him at Odds With Trump — Again
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is heading into another potential clash with President Donald Trump and his own party, this time over the scale of immigration...
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is heading into another potential clash with President Donald Trump and his own party, this time over the scale of immigration...
The United States spends billions of federal dollars each year training the scientists and engineers it says it needs to remain competitive globally. But a...
A new Congressional Research Service report on Title I-A grants FY2024 offers Congress a precise baseline — arriving just as the Trump administration moves...
A new Congressional Research Service report published April 6, 2026 finds that Social Security low earners — workers who spent entire careers in low-wage...
The clock is ticking on one of Washington's most consequential — and least glamorous — legislative tasks: rewriting the rules for how the federal government...
Millions of married Americans assume their retirement savings are protected from being drained without their knowledge. For most couples with 401(k)s, that...
The U.S. Army's Infantry Squad Vehicle ISV is quietly becoming one of the more consequential decisions in Army modernization — and a new Congressional...
The 2026 Farm Bill tobacco proposal would restore federal support for a crop that Congress deliberately cut off two decades ago — and it's already...
The Georgia 14th District runoff April 2026 pits retired Army Brigadier General Shawn Harris, a Democrat, against Clay Fuller, a district attorney and...
Why it Matters The special election runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat on April 7 went to Republican district attorney Clay Fuller who defeated...
The justices heard oral arguments just days ago. A ruling could reshape immigration policy for a generation.
A bill to fix a decades-old Medicare payment formula is drawing support from both sides of the aisle and the reason why says something about where...
A House bill targeting State Department risk aversion has drawn support from both sides of the aisle — a notable moment in a Congress defined by gridlock....
A new Congressional Research Service report on the naming of U.S. military installations lands as the Trump administration has moved aggressively to restore...
The Senate Armed Services Committee's CENTCOM AFRICOM hearing FY2027 arrives as Congress begins shaping what could be the largest defense budget request in...
A new Congressional Research Service report makes clear that trading on inside information in prediction markets is already illegal — but enforcement gaps...
The Senate Commerce Committee is set to advance a wide-ranging package of legislation at a business meeting scheduled for April 10, 2025 at 253 Russell...
Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health convened on March 26, 2026, for a hearing roundup latest on illicit drug policy —...
Why it matters: The House Financial Services Committee's Housing and Insurance Subcommittee convened a congressional hearing roundup on March 26, 2026,...
Why it matters: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing held March 26, 2026 at the Dirksen Senate Office Building examined three nominees whose...
Mark Sanford has filed paperwork to run for his old House seat in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District, entering a crowded Republican primary just...
Why it matters: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee convened a student athlete hearing Congress has been building toward for years —...
Why it matters: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted March 26 to advance three bipartisan bills — including landmark legislation scheduling the deadly drug...
Why it matters: The House Armed Services Committee's Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation Subcommittee convened a hearing on the Information...