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After Susie Wiles directed Cabinet members to cut international travel in April, southwestern Wisconsin’s 3rd District became their top domestic...

Justice Todd Eddins used a Hawaii ruling to declare that the state's constitution "takes no instruction" from the Roberts Court, accusing it of...

Will Congress reclaim its trade authority or keep delegating it to the Executive as the Graham Russia Sanctions Bill hands the president open-ended...

The Trump administration launched GOLD EAGLE, an AI clearinghouse to coordinate vulnerability patching across infrastructure sectors under Executive...

A draft 2020 order to seize voting machines sat one signature away from deployment but was never signed, and the president now calls that a mistake while emptying the agency that certifies those machines just four months before the midterms.

A potential influx of House conservatives into the Senate risks clashing with chamber traditions just as ratings highlight tight 2026 contests.

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The Supreme Court’s NRSC v. FEC decision lets party committees spend unlimited sums in coordination with candidates, granting access to cheaper ad...

House Republicans approved a $95 billion budget resolution bundling Iran war funding, farm aid, and election law changes to unlock Senate reconciliation. The 20-14 party-line vote sets up a procedural fight that could bypass the 60-vote threshold.

The Supreme Court’s review of Viramontes v. Cook County will decide if AR-15 platform rifles are protected under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments,...

A Crowell podcast episode breaks down the Supreme Court's decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and West Virginia v. BPJ, delivering the most important takeaways for employers on labor and employment issues.

• Trump's July 16 speech warned of election vulnerabilities but released no new evidence of widespread fraud.
• Experts called the documents a "dud,"...

Supreme Court Rulings

• 🔥 Presidential Removal Power Expanded: The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Slaughter that the president may remove...

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