Washington Policy Pulse

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the USPS rules on voter lists, barcodes, and mandatory compliance, citing lack of statutory...

The Trump administration faces an awkward political bind ahead of midterms as the 5th Circuit hears oral arguments next week on Louisiana’s challenge...

Precise language about fiscal policy reveals that governments extract resources from the private sector rather than creating consumption...

A federal judge in Minneapolis will rule today on a discovery motion in the Minnesota 15 case that could reveal the scope of DHS surveillance,...

Do these executive orders meaningfully curb packer concentration, or do they mainly offer political cover after import backlash?

• Core directives...

Bipartisan legislation from Reps. Nunn, Pappas, Kim, and Craig would forfeit congressional pensions for members expelled or resigning after Ethics...

The Supreme Court's expanded shadow docket use for high-stakes executive and election disputes—often without arguments, facts, or explanations—is...

Federal banking agencies issued a September 2 joint statement clarifying that banks may now tell customers when freezes or rejected deposits stem from...

• Bipartisan 10-1 vote forces Secretary of State to disclose unredacted voter rolls sent to DOJ
• Legislature asserts its role safeguarding elections...

• Steering-wheel-free Cybercab prompts NHTSA Audit Query AQ26002 over self-certification of FMVSS compliance
• Tesla treated some standards as...

The Wall Street Journal examines U.S. nuclear industry challenges in meeting President Trump's executive orders to quadruple power generation within...

The Missouri Supreme Court blocked the 2025 Republican-drawn map, ordering the 2022 districts for the Nov. 3 election while placing a referendum on HB...

Partisan divides and stalled negotiations leave the pork industry's push for federal limits on California's Prop 12 uncertain this year.

• House farm...

NHTSA labeled autonomous vehicles that block emergency scenes a “danger to the general public” in a July 8 letter to developers.

• Documented cases...

Trump's national emergency declaration targets foreign bulk-power system equipment, granting the Secretary of Energy broad authority to block...

In Washington's 3rd District toss-up, both candidates deliberately avoid Trump to focus on local priorities like timber, manufacturing, and natural...

The firing of Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Evans, who pushed back against Main Justice directives to pursue only false-statement charges against an...

The EPA and Army Corps are seeking additional public input on defining “waters of the United States” to create a rule that can withstand future legal...

Proposed updates would let banks disclose confidential supervisory information to outside parties without prior agency approval.

• Service providers...

Participants in the National Health Service Corps Scholarship and National Research Service Award programs who fail service commitments now face...