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Congress is grappling with immigration policy on multiple fronts — from a high-profile arrest that has Democrats demanding answers, to the Senate's handling...
"Arctic Frost" isn't about melting ice caps. It's the FBI code name for the Special Counsel Jack Smith investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020...
A bipartisan Senate bill to help disabled veterans navigate the VA became the vehicle for one of the most polarizing election measures in years — passed on...
Sen. Bernie Sanders published an op-ed in Fox News calling for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates, surprisingly finding common ground with former...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declared that Democrats would fight the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act "tooth and nail,"...
Why it matters: The Senate Intelligence Committee convened a rare closed business meeting on February 5, 2026, to discuss critical national security...
The House voted 210–199 on February 26, 2026, to pass the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, a bill that would repeal three Inflation Reduction Act provisions...
The House Education and the Workforce Committee held a field hearing on February 13, 2026, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin — not Washington — to build a public...
The Senate Budget Committee held a combative sanctuary cities hearing on March 10, 2026, with Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) using the session to build...
Senate Democrats are mounting a legislative response to rising gas prices driven by the U.S. military conflict with Iran, with Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.)...
The House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Institutions convened a financial fraud hearing on March 5, 2026, examining why banks,...
The House Appropriations Committee's Oversight Hearing – National Endowment for Democracy, held February 24, 2026, forced Republicans to confront a deep...
The big picture: Three storylines dominated education policy on Capitol Hill this week. The Trump administration is pressing ahead with dismantling the...
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved H.R. 5688 — known as Dalilah's Law — on March 18, 2026, advancing a White House priority that...
The single largest political action committee in the 2026 election cycle isn't backed by Big Pharma or Wall Street. It's the American Israel Public Affairs...
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee convened a critical hearing on February 5, 2026, to examine the Railroad Retirement Board's...
The Senate voted 89-10 to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a sweeping package that represents the most ambitious federal housing legislation in...
1. Education appropriations face a 15 percent cut. House appropriators are pushing a spending bill that would slash discretionary education funding by $12.1...
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee delivered a decisive blow to the District of Columbia's local tax policy, passing a...
Senator Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona, has introduced S.4126, a bill to formally declare Ashli Babbitt ineligible for military funeral honors —...
Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Communications and Technology Subcommittee held a pivotal hearing on February 4, 2026, examining...
The House Financial Services Committee held a high-profile hearing on February 10, 2026, titled "Priced Out of the American Dream," that was supposed to...
The V-22 Osprey — the military's only operational tiltrotor aircraft — remains at risk of catastrophic failure even as the Pentagon races to implement...
The House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee hauled the Coast Guard's second-highest-ranking officer before lawmakers on March 17, 2026,...
