Treasury's Student Loan Plan Carries Significant Risk
A new Congressional Research Service report raises pointed questions about the Trump administration's plan to shift federal student loan default servicing...
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A new Congressional Research Service report raises pointed questions about the Trump administration's plan to shift federal student loan default servicing...
The European Parliament sits at the intersection of nearly every major policy friction point between Washington and Brussels — trade, digital regulation,...
The Congressional Research Service quietly updated one of its most foundational — and least glamorous — guides on June 9: a comprehensive reference on...
The Colombia 2026 presidential election is not just a foreign vote. For the Trump administration and the 119th Congress, the June 21 runoff between...
A new Congressional Research Service report published June 9 lays out a detailed roadmap for local nonprofits and governments trying to tap into federal...
Russia and China conducted 11 combined military exercises and patrols in 2024 alone, the most in a single year on record, and the pace shows no sign of...
The Congressional Research Service released a new resource guide on June 8 designed to help lawmakers navigate one of Washington's most contested policy...
Kalshi Inc. filed a registration amendment on June 8, 2026, adding Tony Hanagan to its in-house lobbying operation. The timing is notable: the filing came...
The House passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act on June 10, 2026, targeting a fraud scheme that has ballooned to alarming proportions in California's...
Sister Cities International is entering the federal lobbying arena for the first time with this registration, bringing on Carbon Impact Group LLC to...
AI tools are arriving in K-12 classrooms faster than schools, researchers, or policymakers can keep up — and the Senate HELP hearing K-12 AI scheduled for...
The Trump Administration's DHS budget FY2027 request puts Congress in an unusual position: lawmakers are being asked to fund a department whose true...
Congress faces a hard deadline. The federal public transportation program, funded at $21.4 billion annually under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs...
Why it matters: Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on June 3 to defend the Trump administration's State...
A new Congressional Research Service report on FDA AI device regulation arrives at a moment when the technology is outpacing the law. With roughly 1,450...
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's upcoming HSGAC hearing nominations on June 17 put a spotlight on two agencies that have...
Why it matters: The House Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act on June 4, authorizing $1.15...
A new Congressional Research Service report released June 10 puts a sharp lens on one of the least-scrutinized corners of federal spending: the roughly...
A package of healthcare bills heading to a Senate HELP Committee business meeting on June 17 touches nearly every corner of federal health policy — from...
Small business retail is under pressure from tariffs, shifting consumer behavior, and generational spending changes — and Congress is paying attention....
The U.S.-South Korea alliance is under simultaneous pressure from multiple directions, and a new Congressional Research Service report published June 9,...
The Senate Special Committee on Aging is set to examine a pattern of China-linked fraud, influence operations, and security threats that federal prosecutors...
The Senate voted 50-44 on a cloture motion Wednesday to advance the Brock Dahl nomination to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, clearing the...
The House passed the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464) on Thursday by a vote of 218–206, with Republicans unified and Democrats nearly unanimous...