US Federal Policy Tracker

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Bowman signaled a regulatory pivot toward crypto integration, telling lawmakers that the Fed, FDIC, and others are...

The Trump administration's CFTC proposal would permit most sports-related prediction contracts while granting regulators case-by-case authority to...

The White House debuted Aliens.gov on May 29, 2026, delivering real-time ICE arrest and migrant encounter stats from DHS and ICE databases to increase...

GDIT and Splunk have expanded their partnership to deliver AI-enhanced cybersecurity solutions for federal agencies.

• AI-Driven Defenses: Integrates...

Federal judges and the Supreme Court delivered multiple defeats to Trump-era immigration policies this week.

• A Rhode Island court struck down the...

A wave of departures from the Office of the National Cyber Director followed last week's AI executive order, including top policy adviser Thomas Lind...

• Mandatory E-Verify participation becomes required for federal grant recipients as an added employment safeguard.
• OMB rules convert Uniform...

The Supreme Court sent the challenge to Biden-era DOE efficiency rules for gas furnaces and water heaters back to the D.C. Circuit for further...

• TSA Update: New guidelines allow medical marijuana in carry-on and checked bags for destination use.
• Who Qualifies: Patients managing chronic...

The Supreme Court has repeatedly limited the First Step Act's scope in recent rulings, narrowing safety-valve relief and compassionate-release grounds...

North Carolina stands to suffer sharp local pain from Washington's unchecked borrowing, with 2 million residents facing average monthly Social...

Trump's June 3 executive order shifts roughly 8,000 senior federal positions into Schedule Policy/Career, allowing at-will removal when employees fail...

A $400 million White House ballroom project faces a legal challenge that could soon reach the Supreme Court, pitting claims of unchecked presidential...

The Supreme Court’s end-of-term rulings will tackle high-stakes issues from citizenship to agency power.

• Birthright citizenship is directly...

A pending Supreme Court decision could end California's seven-day grace period for mail-in ballots in federal races.

• Current rules at risk: Ballots...

The Trump administration is appealing a court order for universal refunds of $166 billion in illegal tariffs, claiming it cannot repay finalized...

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform concluded a hearing finding that abuse of the U.S. immigration system creates financial burdens on American taxpayers.

The Supreme Court upheld the FCC's forfeiture authority in FCC v. AT&T on June 4, bolstering the agency's enforcement powers in regulatory actions.

New federal work requirements are forcing states to scrap months of planning and overhaul eligibility systems just months before enforcement begins.
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A federal court in D.C. issued a rare Saturday ruling on June 6, 2026, vacating IRS Notice 2025-42 entirely and restoring the five percent safe harbor for beginning construction on wind and solar projects—at least temporarily.