American Policy Tracker

Congress passed a major bipartisan housing bill covering reforms from single-stairway buildings to manufactured housing.

• Single-stairway buildings...

Once the judiciary's authority is treated as contingent on winning, no ruling — for anyone, on any side — can ever be regarded as truly legitimate. This principle is central to defending the Supreme Court's role in federal institutions.

• Neutral summary: Chief Justice Roberts issued a one-sentence administrative stay allowing White House ballroom construction to proceed pending...

• Intra-party clash: Miami Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar bluntly told Trump his mass deportation plan is "playing with fire" and could damage...

• Two Treasury officials confirmed the ~$1 trillion General Account could fund expanded bond buybacks.
• Bessent has grown the TGA to $950 billion,...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claims the US can “grow our way out of” its record $40 trillion debt via factory investments, but analysts like...

The Supreme Court’s temporary stay lets aboveground construction resume while lower courts had blocked it over the Property Clause, ruling presidents...

USPS published a 95-page rule book August 21 tightening mail-in ballot standards to match Trump’s March executive order.

Key impacts on access and...

Proposals to curb the Supreme Court’s authority over constitutional questions risk backfiring by empowering an assertive president more than Congress,...

• Bessent doubled long-bond purchases to curb 30-year yields near 2008 peaks, revealing anxiety over Trump's debt surge.
• US debt trajectory to 175%...

Chief Justice Roberts' emergency order let Trump resume White House ballroom construction despite lower courts blocking it for bypassing...

Trump has disrupted Washington's foreign policy consensus but failed to convert that into a coherent strategy or tangible wins. This shortfall positions his record as a potential midterm vulnerability.

A pending Supreme Court petition in Pena v. City of Los Angeles asks justices to decide whether the Fifth Amendment requires compensation when...

The solicitor general, often called the “tenth justice,” wields significant influence by choosing which issues to present and how to frame them before...

CFTC Chair Michael Selig directed staff to draft crypto market rules using existing authority if the Clarity Act stalls, citing Democrat obstruction...

Trump's Supreme Court petition challenges lower courts' dismissal of his defamation suit, arguing CNN's "Big Lie" coverage falsely equated his 2020...

Supreme Court expansion calls are resurfacing as parties grow more polarized and lose trust in institutions that fail to deliver desired results. Democrats, frustrated by 2016-2020 appointments, now eye adding seats after 2024 losses.

• Sen. Dick Durbin has introduced the DREAM Act every Congress for 25 years but is retiring without a single obvious successor.
• Bipartisan support...

Two major developments stand out:

• Iran economic pressure: Trump calls new sanctions an "economic D-Day" to force Strait of Hormuz talks, with...

White House legislative director James Braid will exit in September after bridging the president and Capitol Hill since the start of Trump’s second...