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The Senate confirmed Andrew B. Davis to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on April 17, 2026, on a 47-45 vote that broke almost...
A House subcommittee is preparing to scrutinize the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, a federal law that has protected access to reproductive...
The S.Con.Res. 33 floor vote passed 52-46, with zero crossovers, setting up a reconciliation push to fund Trump's border agenda.
Why it matters: The House Ethics Committee sanctions hearing scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 2026 never happened. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)...
The House Education and Workforce Committee's Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education is set to hold a House Education hearing...
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is set to hold a closed FBI budget hearing on April 28, examining the FBI's Fiscal Year 2027 funding...
The H.R. 5200 floor vote on April 20, 2026 produced one of the more lopsided tallies of the 119th Congress — 386 to 7 — a margin that speaks to just how...
Federal funding for the Indian Health Service sits at the center of a long-standing debate over whether the U.S. government is meeting its trust and treaty...
The Trump administration's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget puts billions of dollars in workforce and employment programs on the chopping block, and the...
The House Ways and Means Committee is bringing health system CEOs to Capitol Hill at a moment when Congress is actively reshaping the federal budget, with...
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has spent years operating under congressional restrictions that gun rights advocates say protect...
Three bills moving through the Senate Judiciary Committee — covering carjacking prosecutions, AI chatbot age verification, and nondisclosure agreements in...
The House Administration Committee is meeting today for a full committee markup, and the stakes are straightforward: legislation that could reshape how...
American dependence on foreign-controlled critical minerals — lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements — has moved from a niche policy concern to a front-burner...
The House passed the Kari's Law Reporting Act on Wednesday in a 405-5 vote, sending a clear bipartisan signal that Congress wants accountability on whether...
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is set to examine the White House's fiscal year 2027 budget request for the Environmental Protection...
Why it matters: The House Small Business Committee convened a hearing on April 21, 2026, to examine whether the gig economy empowers entrepreneurs or traps...
The House Ways and Means Committee is set to put U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the hot seat on April 22, as the Trump administration's...
NASA's budget is on the line. The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies has scheduled a NASA budget hearing...
Why it matters: The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing on April 20, 2026, examining the Department of Energy's atomic...
The Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act clears the House 406-4, with both parties aligned on extending federal grants through 2030.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to mark up more than two dozen bills on April 22 that would reshape how the United States controls exports of...
Medicare fraud costs the federal government tens of billions of dollars annually — money that flows out of a program serving more than 65 million Americans....
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee is set to vote today on the Glen Smith nomination to lead USDA's Rural Development office — a...
