King Charles Breaks Through Partisan Logjam
In a Capitol defined by gridlock, the Senate passed S.Res. 697 by unanimous consent on April 28, 2026, welcoming King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the...
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In a Capitol defined by gridlock, the Senate passed S.Res. 697 by unanimous consent on April 28, 2026, welcoming King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) had a week that touched on food access for low-income families, a harrowing security incident at the White House Correspondents'...
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee convenes today for a full committee markup, putting science and technology policy on the legislative...
Six nominees for senior diplomatic and national security posts go before the Senate on Thursday, and the breadth of the portfolio on the table — from...
The House Appropriations Committee's agriculture appropriations hearing on Wednesday sets the stage for decisions that will shape federal spending on food...
Water access, tribal land rights, and federal consultation requirements across the American West are all on the table when the House Natural Resources...
Federal improper payments have long been a bipartisan problem, but the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is moving to address it with a...
The Senate Judiciary Committee's upcoming hearing on pending nominations arrives as the confirmation process has become a flashpoint for broader disputes...
Why it matters: The Senate is poised to vote on S.Res.690, a procedural resolution that would allow the chamber to confirm 49 presidential nominees in a...
The House Rules Committee is set to consider four bills tonight that collectively touch some of the most contested policy terrain in Washington: farm...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Environment is set to examine the EPA's fiscal year 2027 budget on Tuesday, April 28, at a moment...
The Coast Guard is being asked to do more with less, and Congress is starting to push back. The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime...
Why it matters: The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy held a hearing on April 21 examining U.S. counterterrorism...
Why it matters: The House Financial Services Committee advanced four Republican-backed financial deregulation bills on April 21, clearing them for a full...
The U.S. Treasury market is the backbone of global finance, and derivatives play a central, if often opaque, role in how it functions. With tariff-driven...
The U.S. military's ability to defend against and conduct cyber operations is about to get a closed-door review on Capitol Hill. The Senate Armed Services...
Copper is everywhere in the modern economy — in electric vehicles, power grids, data centers, and defense systems — and the United States produces a...
The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee is convening a hearing on April 29 that arrives at a fraught moment for American small business....
Why it matters: The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on Wednesday on tribal natural...
A new Congressional Research Service report on Veterans Service Organizations arrives at a moment when the federal infrastructure those groups depend on is...
A new Congressional Research Service report on federal management of tribal trust funds lands at a moment when the Trump administration is proposing deep...
The House Appropriations Committee cleared the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2027 on a party-line vote, sending the H.R....
Why it matters: The House passed HR 227, the Clergy Act, on Monday, giving members of the clergy a second chance at a decision that has long haunted many...
The Senate voted 54-46 on a cloture motion Tuesday, clearing procedural hurdles for the Robert Cekada ATF nomination to move toward a full confirmation...
