By T. P. Broyles | Feb 19, 2026
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal has responded to the Trump Administration’s decision to pause a new interim final rule at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would have changed how disability ratings...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 19, 2026
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is scheduled to vote on several bills aimed at improving access to education and health care in the United States.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 19, 2026
The Government Accountability Project (GAP), a nonpartisan group focused on whistleblower protection, has released a statement supporting the legal rights of whistleblowers who provided Arctic Frost records, including grand jury materials, to U.S....
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 18, 2026
Senator Mike Lee, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has expressed support for the Department of the Interior and National Park Service’s decision to discontinue advanced timed-entry reservations at Arches National...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 18, 2026
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Brian Babin and Research and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Jay Obernolte have asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a thorough review of current federal and state...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 18, 2026
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for Dr. Casey Means, who has been nominated to serve as Surgeon General.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
Chair Joni Ernst has recognized Heart ‘n Home as the Small Business of the Week for Pocahontas County, Iowa.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich, the Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has highlighted a recent New York Times article in which descendants of President Teddy Roosevelt urged lawmakers to oppose a resolution that...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) have led 58 Republican lawmakers in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Western...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
Congressman Brett Guthrie, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gary Palmer, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, have announced an upcoming hearing to discuss the state of drinking water infrastructure...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal has criticized the Trump Administration’s decision to end a policy that prevented certain at-risk veterans from purchasing firearms.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), both members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, have reintroduced the bipartisan Small Business Artificial Intelligence Training Act of 2026.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 17, 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a new regulation intended to speed up the delivery of survivors’ benefits.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 15, 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a new dental care administrator to manage its next network of community care dental providers.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 13, 2026
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining held a hearing today to receive testimony on a range of bills related to public lands management.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 13, 2026
Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China has commented on a new trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 13, 2026
Inflation in the United States slowed in January 2026, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising at a 2.4 percent annual rate, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 13, 2026
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer has requested briefings from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the consolidation in the vision care market.
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 13, 2026
U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 22 Senate Democrats in raising concerns about a significant rise in deaths among individuals held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
By T. P. Broyles | Feb 12, 2026
The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has approved the FAA SMS Compliance Review Act of 2026, a bill aimed at improving the Federal Aviation Administration’s safety management system (SMS).
