US Policy Pulse

Healthcare Legislation Advances

• 🔥 Medicare Physician Pay Reform: Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to tie Medicare doctor reimbursement to...

Congress advanced several healthcare bills this week with notable bipartisan support, signaling momentum before midterms where voters rank...

Senator Warren is leveraging the new housing bill's passage to push Congress toward additional affordability legislation, declaring the affordability crisis extends far beyond housing and it's time to 'start sprinting.'

Trump's declassification of China interference documents aims to lay groundwork for fraud claims ahead of midterms, despite experts finding no new revelations. Some Republicans quietly criticized the timing given the Iran war and economy concerns.

America's forests face converging threats from severe wildfires, market uncertainty, and limited federal funding, making new financial models and...

The White House's unilateral approach to frontier AI export controls and restrictions risks bypassing needed oversight, potentially undermining both innovation and national security.

Budget Committee Transition

• 🔥 Ron Johnson Budget Role: Ron Johnson is set to become chair of the Senate Budget Committee after the death of...

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed the Senate 85-5 and House 358-32, yet just 6% of its 56,025 words repeal bad rules while the rest expands...

The White House moved from internal debate over releasing classified China election intel to Trump announcing the documents' release in a Thursday...

• Johnson set to chair Senate Budget Committee after Graham's death, positioning him to shape reconciliation strategy.
• GOP's $95B blueprint links...

A new bipartisan bill targets DOJ secrecy after months of inconsistent Epstein record releases.

• EFTA II lets victims and all 50 state AGs sue the...

No significant updates today.

After a year of House-Senate-White House negotiations, the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act cleared both chambers in June with veto-proof...

Warsh's five July 9 task forces on Fed communications, balance sheet, data, jobs, and inflation frameworks stack the deck with mainstream central...

Housing Policy Update

• 🔥 Bipartisan Housing Bill Enacted: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law without President Trump's signature...

Trump's ouster of EAC members tests the Supreme Court's new removal power ruling:

• Federal moves: Trump removed two Democratic EAC commissioners...

Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, who carried US-made weapons while the IDF refused to intervene. The incident spotlights direct friction between US lawmakers and settlers on the ground.

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is now law after sitting on Trump's desk for 10 days, capping large corporate investors and expanding...

Housing Legislation Enacted

• 🔥 Bipartisan Housing Bill Becomes Law: President Trump allowed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to become law...

Trump's refusal to sign the 21st Century Road to Housing Act let it become law automatically, underscoring that presidential protests alone cannot...