Federal Policy Tracker

• Narrow 50-49 vote nullifies 2023 20-year moratorium on 225,000 acres in Superior National Forest
• CRA maneuver bypasses hurdles, heads to Trump...

• Federal push: Trump's EO directs DHS/USCIS/SSA to compile State Citizenship Lists of voting-age citizens for states, aiming to flag noncitizens on...

• Bill introduced: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) launched the HUMBLE Presidents Act to bar sitting presidents' name, image, likeness, or signature on...

Hegseth's diversity purge: Vice Adm. Nancy LaCore fired as Navy Reserve chief one year into term, no reason given, amid views of women/PoC leaders as...

Key recusals spotlight ethics enforcement:

• Alito sat out two Johnson & Johnson petitions (denied) and a veteran motion (denied), with Kavanaugh...

• V-Dem downgrades US to electoral democracy at 0.57 – lowest since 1965 – with checks on executive power at 100-year lows
• Freedom House scores US...

Sen. King (I-ME) backs bicameral push to toughen TCPA enforcement against illegal robocalls.

Key enhancements in the Protecting American Consumers...

Japan's FM calls out IP misuse: Toshimitsu Motegi criticized the White House's March X post blending unauthorized Wii Sports footage with Iran...

Exposed internal push: In 2016 memos, Roberts impatiently drove a 5-4 halt to Obama's Clean Power Plan, bypassing lower courts and traditions.
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Decades-long buildup to Citizens United reshaped money in politics toward deep pockets:

• Legal track: Corporations evolved from mere tools for...

When federal administrations shift or rollback regulatory priorities, states often step up to fill policy gaps & maintain compliance.

• Court strikes gender care ban: Federal judge rules RFK Jr.'s directive unlawful for skipping Administrative Procedure Act processes, issues...

House Democrats hammered Energy Secretary Chris Wright over skyrocketing gas prices from the Iran war and anti-renewables moves:

• Gas surges: $4+/gal...

Key insights from Sheri Berman's interview on enduring US instability:

• Historical norm: Backsliding in long-standing democracies like the US follows...

Key GOP maneuver amid DHS shutdown:

• No real need: ICE prefunded through 2029, yet Senate Republicans seek up to a decade more via...

Former USAID gender advisors expose post-Trump re-election purge as authoritarian playbook, not chaos:

• Targeted gender, LGBTQI+, DEI functions to...

Key mechanics of decline:

• US shifted from democracy exporter monitoring elections to internal struggle.
• V-Dem drops US from 20th to 51st globally...

The Supreme Court’s Louisiana v. Callais decision is almost certainly a nightmare, completing Justice John Roberts' life's work.

Core tradeoff: Section 702 lets agencies surveil foreigners abroad without warrants, capturing Americans' communications incidentally—a feature for...

Record 2025 surge in book challenges reveals a political shift:

• 4,200+ titles challenged, 5,600+ removals—near historic highs
• Just 16% from...