# Syria Policy: Panel Warns al-Shara Has No "Blank Check"
The House Foreign Affairs Committee convened on February 10, 2026, to confront an uncomfortable reality: the Trump administration's rapid diplomatic embrace...
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee convened on February 10, 2026, to confront an uncomfortable reality: the Trump administration's rapid diplomatic embrace...
Why it matters: House Republicans used the Supreme Court's Mahmoud v. Taylor decision as a launching pad for potential federal legislation mandating...
The S.4124 scheduled vote marks a sharp new front in the Democratic campaign to prevent President Trump from collecting a massive personal payout from his...
The House Rules Committee convened a pivotal hearing on February 9, 2026, examining three consequential pieces of legislation that could reshape national...
The big picture: Congress is moving on multiple AI legislation fronts simultaneously — but the threads don't all pull in the same direction. Here's what...
The House voted 357–65 on March 4, 2026, to refer H.Res. 1100 back to the Ethics Committee — a procedural move that effectively killed Rep. Nancy Mace's...
- "Religious persecution is reaching unprecedented levels worldwide" - Sam Brownback, U.S. Department of State - "Technology has become a weapon against...
The House Financial Services Committee is convening a full-committee securities tokenization hearing on March 25 at a moment when regulators are already...
The Senate Judiciary Committee's child trafficking hearing on March 3, 2026, exposed a sharp contradiction at the center of federal policy: the Trump...
The big picture: The health policy landscape in Congress this week was dominated by Democratic fury over Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts enacted...
The Senate Armed Services Committee is convening a closed hearing on low-cost munitions on March 24, 2026 — a session that goes to the heart of whether the...
The House passed the Deporting Fraudsters Act on March 18, 2026, voting 231-186 to make noncitizens convicted of federal document fraud deportable. The HR...
The Senate Armed Services Committee convened on March 3, 2026, to examine the Trump administration's National Defense Strategy — a document that explicitly...
The Senate Judiciary Committee's DHS oversight hearing on March 3, 2026, turned into one of the most combative Cabinet-level confrontations of the 119th...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) endorsed Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow in the Democratic primary for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, Politico...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin faces the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on March 18 for his confirmation hearing to become Secretary of...
The House Armed Services Committee convened a high-stakes Elbridge Colby defense hearing on March 5, 2026, just days after the U.S. launched Operation Epic...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) met with President Trump's Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh on March 10 — and came away impressed but unmoved. The Senate...
The House passed H.R. 4626, the "Don't Mess With My Home Appliances Act," on a 217–190 vote that split almost perfectly along party lines. The bill,...
In a charged Senate Commerce Committee hearing that electrified Washington's political landscape, musician and activist Robert "Kid Rock" Ritchie delivered...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee held a legislative markup session on February 10, 2026, advancing...
In a pivotal Drug Labeling Hearing that could reshape pharmaceutical transparency, the Senate Special Committee on Aging uncovered alarming vulnerabilities...
- The Supreme Court struck down Trump's IEEPA-based tariffs in a 6-3 ruling, declaring the president exceeded his authority. This is the most significant...
The House Financial Services Committee's annual Financial Stability Report hearing erupted into a partisan battleground on February 4, 2026, exposing deep...