Washington Policy Pulse

Birthright Citizenship Legislative Path

• 🔥 Dershowitz on Congressional Authority: Constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz stated Congress could...

• Imminent crisis: States must cover more SNAP costs starting this fall, with no fiscal capacity to handle it.
• Children's stakes: 16 million kids...

Constitutional lawyer Alan Dershowitz argues Congress could restrict birthright citizenship via legislation defining who is "subject to the...

Two federal judges struck down the Trump administration's Education Department rule that would have narrowed Public Service Loan Forgiveness...

Nearly two-and-a-half centuries after the First Congress enshrined warrant requirements in the Fourth Amendment, the 119th Congress continues pushing to reauthorize FISA Section 702's warrantless collection of Americans' data.

Supreme Court Citizenship Ruling

• 🔥 Birthright Citizenship Upheld: The Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees U.S....

The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment, rejecting the president's executive order and reaffirming United...

Millions of federal student loan borrowers are transitioning from the SAVE plan after its July 1, 2026 phase-out.

• Key changes: Borrowers must...

The Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling may reshape the 2026 midterms more than its widely covered mail-in voting decision. While the 5-4 mail-in...

Supreme Court Citizenship Ruling

• 🔥 SCOTUS Rejects Trump Order: The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's executive order restricting...

House Republicans are eyeing reconciliation to advance the SAVE Act with a simple majority, bypassing the Senate filibuster that has blocked the...

The Supreme Court's 6-3 rejection of Trump's birthright citizenship order has sparked parallel battles over the 14th Amendment, court power, and...

Congressional Bills Left Unfinished

• 🔥 Major Legislation Delayed: House Republican leaders canceled votes on housing, defense, and farm bills,...

The Supreme Court’s June 29 deadline on Trump’s 2025 executive order ending birthright citizenship for children of non-citizen immigrants carries...

House Republicans scrapped votes Friday, sending lawmakers home with major legislation unfinished. The Senate's recess means at least two weeks of...

A new poll shows bipartisan majorities backing three chip export control bills, a rare point of consensus.

• AI Overwatch Act: 72% Republicans, 63%...

Supreme Court Immigration Rulings

• 🔥 TPS Termination Upheld: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe that the Trump administration can end...

U.S.-Israeli strikes dismantled Iran's gas centrifuge program, delaying its nuclear timeline by a year or more.

• GL X hands Tehran unrestricted oil...

• Sens. Shaheen and Hassan reintroduced the Turn the Tide Act to direct $65 billion over 10 years toward addiction programs nationwide.
• Key...

• Trump's meeting with Senate Republicans erupted into a shouting match after questions about the War Powers Resolution.
• Sen. Bill Cassidy refused...