Senate Judges Clash Over Trump Nominee Loyalty
Why it matters: The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday exposed the rawest fault lines yet in the debate over judicial independence under...
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Why it matters: The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday exposed the rawest fault lines yet in the debate over judicial independence under...
Why it matters: The Senate Special Committee on Aging convened Wednesday, May 20, for a hearing on senior falls prevention that put a stark policy...
Why it matters: The Senate Indian Affairs Committee convened on May 20 for a two-part session that opened with a unanimous vote advancing eight tribal land...
Why it matters: The House passed the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act on May 21, 2026, delivering the first real increase in...
Court Packing: A Threat To The Supreme Court's Legitimacy
The H.R. 1329 floor vote ended in failure Thursday, but the story isn't about Republicans blocking a women's history museum. It's about Democrats doing it —...
Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District on May 19, defeating a crowded field that...
Why it matters: The House Homeland Security Committee convened a hearing on TSA modernization on May 20, 2026, as the agency approaches its 25th...
Why it matters: The Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request hearing on May 20, 2026, exposed a sharp divide over whether a $338.8...
Why it matters: A House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday put healthcare unions and antisemitism on a collision course, as Jewish doctors and advocates...
Lilah Sherr has joined the office of Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA-17) as a Legislative Correspondent, according to congressional staffing records. Sherr started...
Michael Davisson has been promoted to Senior Professional Staff Member on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee's Surface...
Jack Siepmann is joining the office of Rep. J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46) as a Senior Legislative Assistant, the latest move in a career of Jack Siepmann...
Monique Bolsajian has been promoted to Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director in the office of Rep. Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA-31), effective May 1....
Chelsey Murphy has been promoted to legislative aide in Sen. Jon Ossoff's (D-GA) office, stepping up from her role as legislative correspondent, a position...
The House passed Lulu's Law on a floor vote Wednesday, 401 to 6, sending the bill to President Trump's desk after a journey that began with a teenager's...
The House voted along strict party lines Wednesday to advance consideration of three bills, including measures to protect veterans' Second Amendment rights,...
Why it matters: The House passed the PROTECT Kids Act floor vote Wednesday, 217-198, a bill that would require federally funded public elementary and middle...
The House passed H.R. 1993, the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act, on May 19, 2026, under a suspension of the rules, with 415 members voting...
The Senate voted Wednesday to advance S.J.Res. 185, a joint resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran not...
The House passed the Community Bank Deposit Access Act on a 393-16 vote Wednesday, a striking display of bipartisan consensus in an otherwise fractured...
The American Access to Banking Act passed the House floor vote Wednesday with a lopsided 405-4 margin, a rare display of bipartisan unity in a Congress...
The House cleared the Housing for the 21st Century Act Wednesday in a lopsided H.R. 6644 floor vote, 395-13, with both parties delivering near-unanimous...
Why it matters: The Keeping Deposits Local Act cleared the House floor vote with 405 votes in favor and zero against, a result that is genuinely rare in the...