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Ranking Member Edward J. Markey has issued a statement highlighting the inclusion of small business priorities in the latest appropriations package.

Lawmakers question transparency in Trump administration's taxpayer-funded mining investments

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform...

Durbin criticizes attorney general Pam Bondi over justice department actions

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, addressed the Senate floor to criticize what he described as the politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s...

House Oversight Committee advances nine bipartisan bills targeting procurement reform

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has advanced nine bipartisan bills aimed at modernizing federal technology, streamlining procurement processes, addressing national security risks in procurement and technology supply chains,...

Senate Judiciary Committee examines unresolved Nazi-linked Swiss bank account records

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “The Truth Revealed: Hidden Facts Regarding Nazis and Swiss Banks,” Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the committee’s Ranking Member, questioned witnesses about the ongoing investigation into Nazi-linked...

Senate Judiciary Committee reviews Swiss banks’ handling of Nazi-linked accounts

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss new findings regarding connections between Swiss banks and Nazi-linked accounts.

VA plans record $4.8 billion investment in health care facility improvements

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a planned investment of $4.8 billion in fiscal year 2026 to modernize, repair, and improve health care facilities through the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM)...

Cole urges passage of bipartisan spending package amid partial government shutdown

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) addressed the House Floor in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026.

Grassley leads Senate Judiciary hearing on UBS transparency over Credit Suisse’s Nazi-linked accounts

The Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), held a hearing in Washington to review Swiss banks’ connections to Nazi-linked accounts.

Sanders criticizes Trump administration for NIH cuts and high drug prices

Senator Bernie Sanders, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), has released a report criticizing the Trump administration for cutting funding to medical research at the National Institutes of...

Senator Cassidy addresses need for modernization at Senate HELP Committee hearing on NIH

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, addressed efforts to modernize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during a committee hearing on bringing innovative cures to...

Senator urges hearing with telecom CEOs over unresolved network security issues

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, has called for a hearing with the CEOs of AT&T and Verizon regarding ongoing concerns about network security following the Salt...

Congress approves FY 2026 appropriations bill covering labor, health care, education

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act with a vote of 217 to 214.

House passes consolidated appropriations bill; awaits president’s signature

The House of Representatives has approved the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, with a narrow vote of 217 to 214.

House subcommittee chairman supports legislation for increased American mineral production

House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Chairman Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) presented testimony before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 4090, the Critical Mineral Dominance Act.

Risch commends U.S.-India trade deal for reducing barriers and addressing global security

U.S. Senator Jim Risch, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement regarding the newly announced trade agreement between the United States and India.

Congressman Guthrie outlines strategy for US artificial intelligence leadership amid competition with China

In an essay published in the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation’s 2025 Hatch Center Policy Review, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, outlined concerns about the United States potentially losing its...

Cole urges support for amended consolidated appropriations act at rules committee hearing

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) addressed the House Committee on Rules in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026.

Senate passes bipartisan policies to lower prescription drug costs

The U.S. Senate has passed several provisions aimed at reducing prescription drug prices and addressing the role of health care intermediaries.

Senate committee examines impact of Trump administration policies on electricity prices