Federal Policy Monitor

The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to lift an injunction by calling the White House ballroom a vital "military complex" required for...

President Trump is drafting cryptocurrency regulations while his family earned nearly $1.5 billion from the industry last year, including $635 million...

Trump's nomination of White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA signals a push for stability through an administration loyalist after last...

The Senate's continuing resolution would fund the government through 11 December while blocking the White House Office of Management and Budget from...

A new CRS report maps constitutional limits on Congress's election authority after recent Supreme Court rulings narrowed enforcement tools.

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The national debt is approaching $40 trillion in mid-August, well ahead of the Congressional Budget Office's $39.4 trillion projection for the year....

Ford's move to bring Lincoln production back from China creates thousands of U.S. jobs and directly ties to Trump administration tariffs.

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The White House promoted a 30 percent surge in deportations via an old Trump photo, even as scrutiny grows over pressure on immigration judges that prompted 125 dismissals and curtailed their discretion.

A federal appeals court ruled that Sigal Chattah's interim U.S. attorney role in Nevada was illegal after the Justice Department used untested...

The administration portrays the end of lawfare, de-banking, and regulation by enforcement as the foundation for a new era of American dominance in...

Braid's departure strips the White House of its most experienced congressional hand just as narrow GOP majorities and repeated clashes with Republican...

Sen. John Boozman remains committed to reviving his farm bill proposal when Congress returns, despite its failure to advance in committee. This keeps agricultural policy on the legislative agenda heading into the fall session.

• Foreign central banks reduced their share of US debt holdings from 50.2% in 2023 to 40.6% in June, shedding $114 billion over 12 months.
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President Trump has chosen White House policy aide Heidi Overton to lead the FDA, indicating the administration's intent to place an internal policy figure at the agency's helm.

Past narrow Democratic majorities delivered major infrastructure and climate investments despite internal divisions. In 2027, with Trump holding veto...

Does the SEC's new crypto guidelines represent necessary gap-filling or agency overreach amid legislative gridlock?

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With the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act expiring soon, federal lawmakers are drafting a new surface transportation bill amid dwindling gas tax revenues and exploring EV-related funding solutions.

Congress returns end of month facing urgent priorities: a stop-gap funding bill before September 30, a delayed third reconciliation package, and a...

The White House’s National Security Science and Technology Strategy directs the Treasury Department to expand investment screening to stop U.S....

The Trump administration's race to finish a 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom has sparked a separation of powers clash, with lower courts ruling...