Washington Policy Watch

Territorial Citizenship Legislation

• End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act: House Republicans introduced H.R. 9724 to end automatic...

Two years of unified Republican control produced tax cuts favoring the wealthy and corporations while grocery prices, gas costs, and health premiums...

House Republicans introduced the End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act to end automatic citizenship for most births in Puerto Rico, Guam,...

A Trump-appointed federal judge dismissed the DOJ lawsuit targeting Minnesota sanctuary policies that limit local cooperation with immigration enforcement, citing the Tenth Amendment's anticommandeering doctrine as prohibiting federal overreach.

Rep. Delia Ramirez transformed the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision into a deeply personal declaration, proudly identifying as the...

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration cannot cancel already-awarded grants based on new policy priorities, establishing clear legal limits on...

Congressional Funding and Defense Actions

• 🔥 House Budget Resolution Advances: House Republicans advanced a fiscal 2027 budget resolution...

House Republicans advanced a $95 billion budget resolution that bundles Iran war funding, farm aid, and election law grants to unlock reconciliation...

House and Senate versions of the FY2027 NDAA introduce new notification requirements for general and flag officer removals and promotion delays,...

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act directs agencies to launch targeted research on zoning, loan limits, and program coordination.

Key mandates...

A federal judge in Boston barred the Trump administration from using an obscure termination clause to slash billions in grants for crime prevention,...

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh faced lawmakers in a closely watched congressional hearing on Capitol Hill.

• Core mechanism: EFTA II eliminates national-security exemptions, enables victims and all state attorneys general to sue the Attorney General for...

The revived public charge rule broadens grounds to deny green cards based on use of benefits like Medicaid and food stamps, targeting mixed-status...

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed with strong bipartisan margins—Senate 85-5, House 358-32—blending 60 prior bills into one sprawling...

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ lawsuit against New Mexico with prejudice, ruling officials failed to show any violation of federal election laws or...

White House Funding Rules

• 🔥 OMB Grant Proposal: A new OMB rule would require federal grants to align with administration policies, shifting...

The FBI has confirmed it possesses training videos related to the Epstein files that were never released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act....

• Legislative pressure: SAVE America Act halts Congress and other bills to force voting restrictions before midterms.
• Executive rulemaking: OMB...

New federal Medicaid cuts and immigration restrictions could sharply worsen the direct care workforce shortage, hitting states like New Jersey hardest...