Washington Policy Watch

Midterm patterns and President Trump’s low approval ratings give Democrats a strong chance to flip the House despite its narrow 218-214 GOP edge....

The Senate unanimously passed the TAS Act, delivering 65 bipartisan reforms to modernize IRS operations and expand taxpayer protections.

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GEO Group and CoreCivic donated over $150,000 to nine Republican Senate candidates this cycle.

• Both companies lobbied for the $45 billion detention...

Rep. Scanlon introduced the Accessible Voting Act and Dropbox Access Act to expand ballot access for disabled, older, and rural voters.

• Accessible...

The 119th Congress ends with fewer bills enacted than any two-year session in over half a century, deferring a lengthy agenda to the lame-duck period.

Seven states' suit over the Trump administration's $810 million withholding frames a core separation-of-powers clash: whether the president can...

RAND researchers are assessing which federal tools—tax credits, loans, stockpiles, tariffs, and permitting reforms—actually work to reduce U.S....

• Introduced by Sen. Collins (R-ME) with Sen. Smith (D-MN) and Sen. King (I-ME) as original cosponsor, building on the 2019 Kay Hagan Tick Act.
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• High stakes for Democrats: Incumbent Gabe Vasquez seeks re-election to help his party regain House majority
• Extremely competitive: Vasquez leads...

The Senate rejected cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 7008—a bill imposing stock trading restrictions on members of Congress, spouses, and...

The Claiming Age Clarity Act replaces confusing terms like "Early Eligibility Age" with "Minimum Benefit Age" at 62 to show permanent benefit cuts,...

Bipartisan Senate muscle and targeted funding position Bangor as a strong contender for the new KC-46A squadron, promising modernization and economic...

Partisan maneuvering killed the Ratepayer Protection Act, leaving data-center electricity costs as a live midterm issue.

• The bill failed 57-43,...

The Senate's 51-47 rejection of a resolution requiring a State Department report on American deaths and rights abuses in the West Bank reveals weak...

An 8.5-point Democratic generic ballot lead signals a tough national environment for Republicans with 34 days left.

• Senate map specifics: Most...

ICE faces mounting oversight as its detention push triggers waste, court orders, and legal challenges.

• Fiscal losses: $20 million wasted on unused...

North Carolina's 7th District voters will choose among incumbent Rep. David Rouzer and two challengers in the 2026 House race.

• Candidates: Maad...

The U.S. Court of International Trade is weighing whether Section 301 authorizes President Trump’s broad global tariffs on 60 economies after the...

In Ohio’s key Senate contest, Sherrod Brown aims to ride voter anger over higher costs back to Washington, while Jon Husted seeks to retain the seat with President Trump’s campaign support, a outcome that could tip congressional power.

• Conservatives are backing Dan Wilson to replace moderate swing vote Beth Baker and weaken the court's check on GOP control
• Wilson now calls...