US Policy Pulse

A commentary argues Democrats have a mandate on affordability but have not yet laid out a concrete plan.

• Voters sent a strong signal: 75% rated the...

Sanders is pushing a concrete first step: lowering Medicare eligibility from 65 to 55, which he says could pass with 51 Senate votes through...

Democrats enter January with a sweeping mandate, but Trump's veto power can still deliver a robust roadblock to their agenda. Here's how it could...

Trump said he "really believe[s]" Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has admitted to an affair with Alice Huang, a woman a classified memo reportedly...

Texas critics are blasting the Supreme Court's Nov. 9 decision allowing the Department of Homeland Security to build a border wall through Big Bend...

Rep. Young Kim has conceded her race to fellow Republican Ken Calvert in the 40th District, which includes parts of Orange and Riverside counties....

Lindsay Androski, a biotech CEO, argues that weaker protection for inventions belongs in the healthcare debate. In most other countries, you can get...

Virginia has its first woman governor, yet its constitution still describes the office in masculine terms. Spanberger's election renewed attention to...

After Democrats won both chambers, Alexander Muse argues Trump should lean on executive authority rather than chase new legislation.

• Weaker...

The CFPB has sent a final rule updating mortgage servicing regulations to the White House, but its contents are not yet clear.

For borrowers in...

Reuters reports that Congress is more likely to pass legislation tightening China's access to AI chips after news involving Nvidia's CEO. The available text doesn't detail the allegations themselves.

Trump says he may make "a few changes" to his cabinet, and the clearest move so far is Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as chief of staff.

-...

The Supreme Court lifted a federal order that had halted border barrier and road construction in the Big Bend region, with the majority pausing the...

The USDA's plan to move about half of its Washington-area employees to hubs around the country remains on hold. A federal judge blocked it in October,...

Johns Hopkins professor Gerard Anderson argues Americans are not necessarily getting more services; instead, prices keep going up. He says prices...

The November 2026 Visa Bulletin shows a wide gap in employment-based green card waits:

• EB-2: India's final action date is November 1, 2013, versus...

• Lawmakers are considering a bill that would fine AI companies if chatbots are found to have encouraged someone to harm themselves or others.
• Tony...

A new governor won't automatically erase Texas's ban on sanctuary city policies, but local changes are already underway.

• Houston: Mayor John...

The lame-duck push for federal permitting reform faces three main tests:

• Tribal opposition: Tribal nations have strongly opposed the bill's...

Florida's recount thresholds mean neither close race will get a recount. A machine recount triggers only when the margin is 0.5% or less, and a manual...