US Politics Tracker

• Ron Johnson assumes Senate Budget chair after Lindsey Graham's death, gaining key role in reconciliation fights
• He backs a third reconciliation...

• EFTA II bill strips national-security classification exemptions and lets victims plus state AGs sue the Attorney General.
• Sponsors cite up to 3...

President Trump declared a national emergency over fertilizer supplies to suspend tariffs on imports from Morocco, aiming to ease costs for farmers...

Senate Democrats refuse to back the crypto regulatory bill because its ethics provisions are too weak to constrain President Trump's industry ties. The divide highlights how executive power concerns are blocking bipartisan progress on regulation.

A White House teleprompter operator faces CFTC scrutiny for allegedly netting nearly $100,000 by betting on Trump's exact words in Kalshi "mention...

Proposed Trump administration changes would let agencies award or revoke federal grants based on alignment with presidential priorities.

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California's 2026-27 budget relies on stronger tax revenues from tech and AI growth plus new business taxes to hit $352 billion.

• Short-term...

• NASP is urging Congress to reject the House "Less Bureaucracy, Better Education" package that would dismantle the Department of Education.
• The...

This week's events highlight Trump's recurring cycle of geopolitical and domestic upheaval.

• Second wave of U.S. military strikes targeted Iran's...

Retiring Sen. Thom Tillis has vowed to stall the SAVE America Act if the House sends a reconciliation package, calling it impossible to implement...

Kentucky now allows campaign funds for reasonable security expenses both during and after elections, reflecting recent assassination attempts and...

Dozens of House and Senate Democrats are pressing the Trump administration for transparency on Schedule Policy/Career reclassifications that stripped...

Goldberg's analysis shows how the Iran conflict's story—accurate or not—could reshape US foreign policy for decades, echoing the New Deal's lasting...

• Stephen Miller has become the central architect of Trump's mass deportation agenda, wielding broad influence over DHS strategy and executive...

The PROMISE Act tasks a bipartisan Social Security Advisory Board with developing a solvency plan for at least 50 years, requiring Congress to vote on...

Rep. Diaz-Balart presented the FY2027 bill as supporting allies while cutting $2.7 billion from prior levels, with priorities funded at or above last...

• Officials pulled aside and asked to surrender phones on White House grounds during Qatari jet leak investigation
• Susie Wiles and Kash Patel run...

The Court's 2025-2026 term tackled presidential power, voting rights, immigration, and copyright.

• Executive reach: 6-3 ruling allowed Trump's FTC...

States with higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for psychiatrists saw 24% lower total healthcare costs for adults with serious mental illness, driven by fewer emergency visits and hospitalizations.

Does the president have authority to shrink national monuments?

• The Antiquities Act explicitly allows creation but stays silent on reductions or...