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An amendment to strip a pesticide liability shield from the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 failed on the House floor Thursday, but not before...
The House passed the FY2026 budget resolution on April 29, 2026, in a floor vote that laid bare just how wide the partisan canyon has grown on federal...
The S.Res. 690 floor vote, which passed 51-46 on April 30, 2026, is less about any single nominee and more about the machinery Republicans have built to...
The House cleared a significant hurdle Wednesday night on the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, passing an amendment to HR 7567 384-35 in a...
The House cleared the H.R. 7567 floor vote on April 30, 2026, passing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 224 to 200 on a near-perfect...
The H.R. 7567 floor vote on Thursday exposed a rare fault line inside the House Republican conference, as 19 GOP members broke with their party to help...
The House cleared the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 on Thursday in an HR 7567 floor vote that landed 224-200, with Republicans providing...
Why it matters: The House passed the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act on April 30, 2026, addressing a decades-old injustice:...
Three bills targeting child safety, AI regulation, and violent crime are headed toward a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 30, backed by...
The Senate voted 47-50 on Wednesday to block a joint resolution that would have restored automatic extensions of work permits for legal immigrants, handing...
The Senate Armed Services Committee's Personnel Subcommittee is set to examine Pentagon personnel policies at a moment when the Defense Department is under...
Why it matters: A House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on Tuesday exposed a raw fault line over the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, with...
Why it matters: The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing Tuesday on the Trump administration's proposed $4.4...
The House moved forward Tuesday on a sweeping package of legislation, advancing a procedural rule that cleared the way for floor votes on a five-year farm...
The House passed the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act on April 25, 2026, in an HR 7959 floor vote that drew 346 yeas and just 10 nays — a margin...
The Senate Armed Services Committee is set to examine the Pentagon's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request on April 30, with the White House proposing a defense...
Who runs the Federal Reserve matters enormously — for interest rates, inflation, bank regulation, and the independence of the institution itself. The Senate...
The House cleared a procedural hurdle Wednesday, approving the H.Res. 1224 floor vote along a strict party line, 215-210, setting up floor consideration of...
The Senate passed S.Res. 690 Tuesday on a strict party-line vote, 52-47, advancing a procedural resolution that allows the chamber to confirm presidential...
Why it matters: The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a NASA budget hearing on April 28, 2026, at...
In a Senate chamber where bipartisan cooperation has become the exception rather than the rule, a bill to reauthorize the federal government's terrorism...
Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment's congressional hearing roundup on the Fiscal Year 2027 EPA budget, held April 28,...
Why it matters: The House Rules Committee convened on April 27 to set floor debate terms for four major legislative items, including the Farm, Food, and...
Why it matters: The House Ways and Means Committee put the nation's largest hospital systems on the hot seat Tuesday, with Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) telling...
