By H. B. Edwards | Jan 29, 2026
Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, pressed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins for detailed data on VA staffing and spending during a committee oversight hearing in...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 29, 2026
Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) has introduced the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, a package of proposed federal election reforms.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 29, 2026
U.S. Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced that the committee has approved four nominees and ten legislative measures during its latest business meeting. “I’m pleased with the swift passage of legislation...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, opened a hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) with a focus on Section 702, which is set to expire in less than three months unless Congress acts.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Amy Klobuchar have introduced a resolution to designate January as National Stalking Awareness Month.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
A group of 23 U.S. Senators, led by Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), has submitted an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led a committee hearing with Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to discuss reforms to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) through the...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Richard Hudson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, have announced an upcoming hearing titled "Evaluating FirstNet:...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has informed Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that the deployment of National Guard personnel to U.S. cities under President Donald Trump has cost taxpayers more than $589...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
Chairman John Moolenaar of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party has sent a letter to Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley regarding Ford's plans to use technology from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), a...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), who serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed the recent killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA hospital in Minneapolis, by federal agents.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 28, 2026
The House of Representatives has completed the passage of all twelve fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills, with six already signed into law.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 27, 2026
Yesterday, the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a hearing to examine why key records related to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 27, 2026
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal, Senator Patty Murray, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and other committee Democrats have introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution aimed at overturning a...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 27, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Bob Latta, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, have announced an upcoming hearing focused on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 26, 2026
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the murder of Alex Pretti, a Department of Veterans Affairs Intensive Care Unit nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. “I...
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 26, 2026
On January 26, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) sent a letter to Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Russell Vought.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 26, 2026
U.S. Senators from the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee have formed a new task force aimed at addressing fraud in federal spending.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 26, 2026
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led by Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), will hold a markup session on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET in the Rayburn House Office Building.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 26, 2026
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has approved several legislative measures aimed at updating aviation procedures, expanding broadband in rural areas, and enhancing protections for U.S.-owned property overseas.
