Washington Policy Pulse

Supreme Court decisions on Voting Rights Act Section 2 are driving both congressional oversight and immediate state changes.

• Senate Judiciary...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned that recent Supreme Court decisions are producing major real-world consequences, such as dismantling the...

President Trump is urging Congress to ban mail-in voting, a practice already common in Oregon and Washington state. NBC's Capitol Hill correspondent discussed where lawmakers stand on the proposal.

The Constitution offers little detail on Supreme Court structure, giving Congress flexibility to act.

• Court size: Article III vests judicial power...

The Senate voted 50-47 to advance a war powers resolution requiring congressional authorization for continued U.S. military involvement in Iran or...

Congress Challenges Executive on Iran

• 🔥 War Powers Resolution Advances: The Senate voted 50-47 to advance a war powers resolution requiring...

Kevin Warsh's Fed Chair nomination hearing spotlights fresh takes on inflation management, the central bank's balance sheet strategy, and a possible...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced the Congressional Black Caucus's opposition to the SCORE Act in a Tuesday press conference, leading to the bill's removal from the House floor.

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to examine enforcing the Supreme Court's Callais decision banning racial gerrymandering, with emphasis on implementation. This session highlights practical steps for applying the ruling nationwide.

House and Senate actions reveal coordinated pushback against unchecked presidential authority on Iran military ops.

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A Supreme Court decision is reshaping concealed carry rules and directly affecting Fourth and Fifth Amendment protections for firearm owners in...

President Trump's monthlong “revenge tour” has successfully sunk reelection campaigns of fellow Republicans, including Thomas Massie, sharpening internal party divisions ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Republicans are pushing a massive reconciliation package on housing and energy costs but confront internal skepticism and a tight August recess...

A Kansas judge issued a 117-page ruling that dismantled testimony from anti-trans witnesses and blocked the state's ban on gender-affirming care for...

The Senate's 50-47 vote advanced a war powers resolution requiring congressional approval for U.S. military involvement in Iran or force withdrawal....

• A growing bipartisan coalition in Congress demands Trump's impeachment or immediate resignation amid new revelations.
• Resolutions cite obstruction...

The Supreme Court is expected to decide by early July whether state bans on transgender athletes violate Title IX or the Constitution's equal...

The House approved H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act, to end a partial DHS shutdown and restore pay for affected federal workers.

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The Supreme Court declined to hear challenges from drugmakers fighting Medicare-negotiated price reductions. This decision clears the path for those reductions to proceed as planned.

Supreme Court Voting Rights Developments

• 🔥 Two VRA Cases Remanded: The Supreme Court sent Board of Election Commissioners v. NAACP and Turtle...