Federal Policy Pulse

• Core aim: Force "fair trade" so overall exchanges balance out instead of perpetual US deficits in the hundreds of billions.
• Long-term goal:...

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Trump v. Slaughter eliminated removal protections for most independent-agency heads, overruling Humphrey’s...

The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act funds agencies only through December 11, keeping the threat of a shutdown alive after the holidays....

Executive action has overtaken legislation in setting voter registration, citizenship checks, and election security policies.

• Key directives: EOs...

Missouri’s appeals court approved a Republican redistricting map but delayed enforcement until the Supreme Court reviews it.

This immediate fight...

Xi Jinping bypassed the UN General Assembly for a White House state dinner on AI, underscoring how nations now prioritize direct engagement with the...

Senate Democrats and Republicans are close to a permitting reform bill to speed infrastructure and renewables, yet passage remains uncertain.
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The U.S. Air Force's purchase of 34 Striker 6x6 ARFF vehicles signals continued spending on specialized emergency-response infrastructure to sustain...

Maine Sens. Collins and King are urging Senate leaders to advance H.R. 9436, extending the pause on new North Atlantic right whale regulations through...

Vice President JD Vance announced the Trump administration is stopping Obamacare enrollment for about 750,000 people believed fraudulently enrolled...

Both Connecticut gubernatorial candidates propose pooling customers to lower health insurance premiums.

• Lamont's "Connecticut Option" would let...

The Trump administration is redirecting dairy checkoff dollars away from climate and ESG work toward core production goals.

• Key directive:...

Timeline of the press-access clash:

• Biden 2023 changes cut ~440 hard passes via neutral criteria but allowed day passes and faced no bans for...

Federal legislation like the reintroduced Youth Voting Rights Act of 2026 aims to enforce the Twenty-Sixth Amendment by tackling practical barriers...

Can the proposed AI Force and new czar keep federal oversight ahead of escalating autonomous-agent threats?

• The White House plan responds directly...

US officials warned that Australia's proposed social media algorithm reforms could facilitate pre-emptive censorship by forcing platforms to filter...

Demand-side policies like emissions pricing and clean energy subsidies reduce fossil fuel use, while supply-side measures like extraction taxes limit...

Senators Schumer and Whitehouse charge that Trump's $1 billion ask to oil firms delivered hundreds of billions in tax breaks and environmental...

A Haitian judge's explicit September 15 order barred any transfer of Joseph Félix Badio and 17 Colombians without his approval, yet U.S. forces...

DOJ's September 18, 2026 Justice Manual revisions limit False Claims Act enforcement to binding legal or contractual obligations, not agency guidance...