Senate Panel Weighs Science Funding as China Expands Tech Lead
Why it matters: The Senate held a hearing Tuesday on measuring innovation metrics and science standards, with witnesses warning that proposed domestic...
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Why it matters: The Senate held a hearing Tuesday on measuring innovation metrics and science standards, with witnesses warning that proposed domestic...
Boston Children's Hospital is fighting to preserve federal funding streams that keep its operations intact. The hospital faces potential losses exceeding...
The American International Automobile Dealers Association is lobbying amid a tariff crisis reshaping the auto industry. The 25% Section 232 tariffs on...
The Agricultural Retailers Association submitted its second quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure with an unusual gap: the filing contained no specific issues,...
Procter & Gamble is scaling back its internal lobbying operation even as the consumer goods giant continues aggressive efforts to influence Washington...
A new Department of Defense report shows the People's Liberation Army has become far more capable and is racing toward modernization goals that could...
Why it matters: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced 15 bills on July 22, 2026, including sweeping changes to pharmacy benefit...
A new Congressional Research Service report reveals that U.S. airport privatization, once positioned as a path to private capital and operational...
The Senate HELP Committee is examining artificial intelligence's impact on workers at a moment when Congress is actively considering legislation to manage...
The big picture: The reorganization follows an executive order signed in March 2025 directing expanded timber production and streamlined environmental reviews.
The Trump administration is using federal funding as leverage to reshape how the Smithsonian tells America's story. On July 22, the House Administration...
Why it matters: The House Appropriations Committee held its first full-committee hearing on shutdown reform in nearly two decades, signaling renewed urgency...
The Biden administration and Congress are locked in a high-stakes debate over funding for U.S. ocean observation networks at precisely the moment scientists...
The business meeting in Room 608 Dirksen Senate Office Building was called partly to honor the recently deceased Senator Lindsey Graham.
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing on July 22, 2026, to examine the future of VA research as the Veterans Health Administration faces...
The House passed the Value Over Cost Act on July 21, 2026, sending a clear signal that both parties are ready to overhaul how the federal government buys...
Why it matters: The House Foreign Affairs Committee's East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee held a hearing on July 22, 2026, to examine how China has seized...
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced eight bills on July 22, 2026, in a bipartisan markup session that underscores competing priorities within the...
Why it matters: The Trump administration is using the Abraham Accords as a centerpiece of Middle East policy, tying a new Saudi nuclear deal to Israeli...
Why it matters: The hearing, held on July 22, 2026, exposed tension between the administration's confrontational strategy and concerns from Democrats about...
Why it matters: The House Rules Committee advanced a package of bills Monday that pairs congressional stock trading restrictions with new voter...
The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a legislative hearing on July 22, 2026, examining six bills designed to address vulnerabilities...
Why it matters: The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced a bipartisan healthcare package on July 22, 2026, signaling rare...
Why it matters: The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries examined four bills addressing whale ship strikes,...