Washington Policy Pulse

The White House released a midyear report citing a 17.2% homicide decline in major cities for the first half of 2026, alongside drops in robberies,...

• At least 15 states have passed tighter ballot access laws, from South Dakota's proof-of-citizenship rules to Florida's citizenship ID markers by...

Continued turnover in Trump's national security team is evident as deputy adviser Andy Baker departs for the private sector after helping shape the...

The White House announced new tariffs on drones, leading China to tighten reviews of drone exports to the US after prior American trade and technology curbs.

Karoline Leavitt embodies a presidency with little regard for truth or transparency, where the White House press secretary role has been diminished almost to meaninglessness.

• Advance parole trap: BIA ruling now treats DACA and TPS travel as triggering 3/10-year bars, overturning 2012 precedent
• Online-only filings: New...

Lawmakers face competing priorities across manufacturing, agriculture, and infrastructure when they return in September.

• Manufacturing focus:...

The SEC postponed its open meeting on new rules for digital assets, known as Regulation Crypto Assets, due to a scheduling conflict and expects to...

• Interim orders let the Court guide lower courts and constrain executive actions long before final rulings
• Surge in these orders responds to...

Karoline Leavitt's departure as the youngest press secretary underscores the administration's shift away from traditional briefings toward social...

The White House report identifies more than 40 countries with elevated illegal transshipment risk, signaling a sharpened enforcement push to protect economic and border security.

Democratic state officials have blocked Trump administration election moves at every turn, but the Supreme Court now decides the streak's fate.

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Claims that Trump controls the Supreme Court ignore major 2025-26 term losses written by Chief Justice Roberts and joined by liberals, plus Justice...

Karoline Leavitt's departure as press secretary marks a symptom of Trump's broader fixation on lost battles instead of fresh initiatives. Efforts to...

The White House is preparing its most direct intervention yet in open-source AI, shifting from a light-touch framework built for closed models to new...

Todd Blanche walks into Judge Emmet Sullivan's 1 p.m. hearing with just one filing since June: a request for 60 more days on the Epstein files....

The ACLU and allies are asking a federal judge to block Donald Trump's August 6 executive orders restricting birthright citizenship, calling them an...

Senate Republicans are racing to advance key parts of President Trump's agenda before a five-week August recess, fearing Democrats could gain control...

• SEC plans to unveil an innovation exemption for tokenized securities as soon as this week, enabling blockchain experiments with traditional...

Trump is pushing limits of recent Supreme Court losses rather than openly defying them, signaling the Court lacks the final word on his priorities.

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