Senate Judiciary Examines Three Trump Nominees
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a judicial nominations hearing on June 24, 2026, examining three Trump administration nominees whose confirmation could...
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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a judicial nominations hearing on June 24, 2026, examining three Trump administration nominees whose confirmation could...
Why it matters: The House Financial Services Committee held a congressional hearing on payments regulation on June 24, 2026, where industry and consumer...
The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on June 24, 2026, to consider five nominations spanning transportation safety and consumer protection agencies....
Why it matters: Federal investigators warned Congress on June 24, 2026, that grant fraud poses an escalating threat to the integrity of research funding,...
Why it matters: The Senate Finance Committee held an ITC commissioner hearing on Thursday, June 25, 2026, to consider five bipartisan nominees for the U.S....
SteelShips LLC, a maritime industry client, terminated its lobbying registration with Conscience Point Consulting Inc. on June 26, 2026, with the engagement...
Phillips Inc. has brought on Continental Strategy LLC to handle its federal lobbying registration, adding firepower to its environmental policy efforts. The...
Why it matters: The House Appropriations Committee completed markup of the FY2027 defense appropriations bill on June 24, 2026, setting the Pentagon budget...
In a Congress fractured by partisan divides, H.R. 9473 Congressional Gold Medal has achieved something increasingly elusive: genuine bipartisan consensus....
In a striking display of cross-party unity, the Senate passed a commemorative resolution honoring the life of former Michigan Senator Donald W. Riegle, Jr.,...
The House Administration Committee marked up five bills on June 24, 2026, advancing Republican-backed election security legislation that faces steep...
In a moment of uncommon accord, the Senate passed a symbolic measure honoring electrical lineworkers with overwhelming bipartisan support. S.Res. 794...
Why it matters: President Trump's choice to lead the Indian Health Service faced a Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing on June 24, 2026, with broad...
Why it matters: Mexican drug cartels have evolved from border smugglers into global criminal empires operating in over 40 countries, and the Trump...
In a striking moment of Capitol Hill consensus, 28 senators from both parties have united behind a single purpose: recognizing the sacrifice of American and...
A House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing is set to advance three bills that would reshape how the government handles veteran disability benefits, tracks...
The Senate HELP Committee is set to vote on three Trump administration nominees in a procedural meeting that carries outsized significance for labor policy....
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve, created to reduce the impact of oil market disruptions, sits at the center of a fundamental debate about American energy...
The American airline industry faces a fundamental question about competition and consumer welfare that Congress is now investigating with urgency. [GAP] As...
The Pentagon's military health system is under scrutiny. [GAP] A Government Accountability Office report released on June 25, 2026, examines the Defense...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has terminated its lobbying contract with Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, according to a lobbying disclosure termination...
The PGA Tour filed a lobbying registration disclosure with FGS Global, bringing on a five-person team of former congressional staffers to navigate federal...
Why it matters: The Senate Finance Subcommittee held a Social Security hearing on June 24, 2026, confronting a $30 trillion unfunded liability that...
Why it matters: The Congressional Research Service revealed that less than 3 percent of AI-generated bill summaries met its accuracy standards, exposing a...