Washington Policy Pulse

New York's test of the reconciliation law's SNAP changes shows immediate pressure on recipients and states.

• Nearly 3 million New Yorkers risk...

Repeated U.S. Supreme Court interventions in Missouri's redistricting reveal high constitutional stakes over voter referendums versus legislative...

DHS flatly denied reports that ICE was told to halt non-criminal arrests, stating “no one is off the table” and vowing to detain “any and all illegal...

The Senate unanimously approved bills to encourage pilots and air traffic controllers to seek mental health care by easing stigma and clarifying...

The White House announced plans to cancel $810M in funding for refugee services and other domestic programs, prompting lawmakers to argue this...

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson won a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture this week over new guidelines for state administration, illustrating direct federal agency impact on state operations.

Trump's memo creates a government program contracting private companies for offensive cyber operations against criminal networks, supervised by DHS...

The White House has announced new tariffs on drones, leading China to tighten reviews of drone exports to the US following US trade and technology curbs. This move signals growing risks to US supply chains in drone technology.

• Privilege expansion: Justice Department opinion extends executive privilege to outside advisers, shielding Trump from future subpoenas.
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The President's executive order overhauls childhood vaccine recommendations by bypassing the CDC's expert advisory process, cutting the number of...

The Trump administration's Executive Order 14,399, signed March 31, 2026, aims to restrict mail-in ballots to verified U.S. citizens via USPS...

A federal judge tossed the DOJ's antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard, finding the cited incidents too isolated to prove systemic Title VI...

• Legal shift: Presidential memo creates pathway for vetted companies to conduct offensive cyberattacks on foreign criminal gangs, ending prior...

FinCEN's August 11 final rule permanently exempts U.S. companies and persons from CTA beneficial ownership reporting, adopting March 2025 interim...

The administration frames its August 10 executive order as restoring state authority and a "policy of less" on mandates, aligning with peer nations...

• Senate faces net loss of 7 bridgers (including 4 A-graders) vs just 5 dividers departing
• House sees 66% of 67 departing members as dividers,...

The Trump administration calls nearly $1 billion in White House projects "long-overdue and necessary" and tied directly to presidential security.

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Federal courts are reinforcing constitutional boundaries on executive power in two key areas.

• A district court issued a preliminary injunction...

Partisan power struggles are stalling multiple bills, from crypto market structure to victim protections.

• Crypto legislation: The Digital Asset...

White House officials are almost certain to revise the Trump administration’s AI guidelines and expand oversight of AI models. This points to a deliberate push for stronger federal involvement in emerging tech policy.