Washington Policy Pulse

Congress keeps relying on farm bill extensions rather than full reauthorization, with the latest one expired since Sept. 30, pausing programs like the...

Congressional oversight is a political contest without judges or evidence rules, where legal wins can still destroy reputations and market value in...

President Donald Trump's administration plans to move three senior officials from the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super to the White House.

• Building crisis roots: Endless permitting makes housing, energy, and factories costlier, passing expenses to consumers.
• Bipartisan solution: BAAJA...

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle was asked to resign after Trump signaled possible firing.

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Sens. Padilla and Schmitt introduced the Combating Critical Infrastructure Vandalism Act to amend federal law and cover private copper, fiber, and...

In North Carolina's First District, Democratic Rep. Don Davis frames national economic pressures as driven by overseas conflicts.

• Gas and grocery...

October 2026 federal affairs updates center on Medicare payment reform legislation and a brief congressional overview, directly informing health-sector stakeholders preparing for upcoming federal policymaking.

The Pentagon is standing up the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology to modernize research evaluation and recruit...

Bills across energy, data, ethics, and automation now require defined parties to notice risks, disclose issues, and fix problems before they affect...

• Rising pressures: Diesel, fertilizer costs and shifting tariffs complicate planning for Oklahoma farmers
• Growing discontent: Discussions show...

Trump's road schedule reflects a deliberate balance: hit deep-red areas to fire up supporters and gather voter data while steering clear of tight...

Despite Speaker Johnson’s framing of a “contrast election,” both parties’ congressional leaders now draw 78-80%+ of receipts from donors giving $100k...

• Federal cuts effective Oct. 1 stripped coverage from 60,000 low-income immigrants in NY, including refugees, trafficking survivors, and...

A federal court moved swiftly to curb the administration’s use of public money for election messaging.

• Lawsuits filed by watchdogs and Democrats...

In a split Congress after the 2026 midterms, committee chairs will favor investigations and depositions over stalled bills, viewing them as the more...

The administration built a strategic copper reserve by threatening import tariffs without imposing them, showing tariff threats as a fast-acting industrial-policy tool for critical minerals.

Senators Cortez Masto and Rounds introduced the Bringing the Discount Window Into the 21st Century Act, requiring the Federal Reserve to report to...

The White House now treats AI incident reporting as a critical national security obligation, demanding immediate transparency, remediation, and...

Katie Bailey's appointment as director of legislative affairs signals the Trump administration's strategy of prioritizing Capitol Hill veterans to...