Senate Votes on Deadly "Tranq" Drug Crisis
A veterinary sedative that has become one of the most dangerous adulterants in the illicit drug supply is heading toward a Senate Judiciary Committee vote —...
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A veterinary sedative that has become one of the most dangerous adulterants in the illicit drug supply is heading toward a Senate Judiciary Committee vote —...
The last binding constraint on the world's two largest nuclear arsenals is gone — and Congress wants to know what comes next. The House Foreign Affairs...
The Export-Import Bank's authorization expires on December 31, 2026 — and with it, a suite of programs that underpin U.S. competitiveness in semiconductors,...
A widowed military spouse who remarries today loses her Dependency and Indemnity Compensation. A veteran who dies at home under hospice care may leave his...
Why it Matters The U.S. military removed Nicolás Maduro from power in a raid — and Congress is still catching […]
The U.S. military removed Nicolás Maduro from power in a raid — and Congress is still catching up. The House Foreign Affairs Committee's Western Hemisphere...
Four weeks into a live U.S. military campaign against Iran, the Senate Armed Services Committee is convening a closed Senate hearing in March 2026 to...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is undergoing a period of significant policy upheaval — from proposed restrictions on patent challenges to a brewing...
College athletics is in the middle of a financial transformation with no federal rulebook. NCAA Division I athletes are on track to receive an estimated...
The Senate's Cybersecurity Subcommittee is convening a DoD cybersecurity hearing on March 24 at a moment when nearly every major thread of Pentagon IT...
Three interconnected political upheavals landed within roughly 24 hours this week, reshuffling the Republican Senate map and the Trump Cabinet in one fell...
President Donald Trump traveled directly into Rep. Thomas Massie's Kentucky congressional district on Wednesday and unleashed a blistering personal attack...
The Senate Banking Committee convened a critical hearing on February 5, 2026, to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council's annual report,...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is convening a closed briefing on the Russia-Ukraine war at a moment when the conflict's trajectory appears to be...
The House Homeland Security Committee's DHS oversight hearing on February 10, 2026, devolved into a heated confrontation over the fatal shootings of two...
In a pivotal drug labeling hearing, the Senate Special Committee on Aging revealed alarming vulnerabilities in the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain,...
Four-term Sen. John Cornyn is struggling to break away from his Republican challengers — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt — as the...
For the first time in more than half a century, no binding limits govern the strategic nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia. The Senate Foreign...
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee is set to mark up nine bills on March 25 that touch some of the most politically charged policy...
Sen. Chuck Grassley is back in his lane. The Iowa Republican — architect of the most consequential bankruptcy overhaul in a generation — introduced the...
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) on Wednesday formally launched his campaign for the Oklahoma Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who is awaiting...
The fight over sanctuary city policy in the Senate is escalating. On March 25, 2026, the Senate Judiciary Committee's Constitution Subcommittee will hold a...
The Texas 2026 Senate primary on March 3 failed to produce a clear Republican nominee, sending Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to a...
The big picture: A packed week of health policy legislation activity on Capitol Hill reveals three dominant storylines — a bipartisan push to rein in...