US Policy Pulse

With ballots still being counted, Democrats were slated as of November 9 to hold at least 54 Senate seats and 255 House seats. What that means for...

Former House Ag Chair Collin Peterson sees an opportunity to rebuild bipartisan cooperation on farm policy after the election. He argues agriculture...

An analysis of the 2026 midterms frames its questions around OPCON and the U.S.-ROK alliance. Its listed topics include extended deterrence, strategic...

Defense legislation is not the only thing competing for the lame-duck calendar.

• Deadlines stack up: Government funding runs out after Dec. 11, and...

Pre-filing opened with 1,262 bills. Senate Democrats filed a bloc of bills on abortion, vouchers and Medicaid, and nine House Democrats introduced...

The Supreme Court tossed a federal appeals court ruling in a strip-search dispute involving a transgender inmate, sending the case back to the lower...

The Trump administration's push to reshape American education has driven sweeping changes across schools and campuses nationwide. The article asks what Democrats can and cannot do to reverse them.

Congress is back with a Dec. 11 deadline to pass a funding package before Democrats take over in January. Here's what to watch:

• Budget comes...

The Supreme Court lifted a federal court order that had halted border barrier and road construction in Big Bend for months. That injunction, issued by...

Most Americans, regardless of party, want public lands to stay in federal hands, but agreement stops at how those lands should be managed.

That split...

Democrats plan to push back on Trump's education agenda through oversight and spending, but a veto threat narrows what they can achieve.

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Washington dominates the headlines, but statehouse results may matter more right away for companies managing environmental compliance.

• Divided...

A GAO audit finds State's notifications to Congress on restricted aid fall short of reporting requirements:

• 36 of 37 notifications on legal...

The final rule implements Executive Order 14279 on accreditation. Community College Daily reported that it substantially expands the federal role, and...

Pharmacies that submit false registration information to the DEA are now fined under federal criminal fine provisions, replacing the former fixed...

Gov. JB Pritzker's suggested 200-point agenda for the incoming Democratic Congress calls for a federal digital protection framework covering privacy,...

A Democratic-led Congress won't immediately rewrite trade law, since the authority still sits largely with the executive branch. Its influence could...

A single inmate's medical-care claim could tighten a path that is already narrow for suing federal officers.

• Steep standard: Plaintiffs generally...

The Supreme Court has heard arguments in St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy, a case one commentary says squarely presents whether the Constitution...

Commentator Alexander Muse argues Trump can govern effectively after Democrats won Congress. His main points:

• Enacted money: he cites over $105...