US Policy Pulse

• 38 states enacted 225 bills on agency structure, oversight, and transparency out of 1,722 considered.
• First year tracked where more laws increased...

The Supreme Court's June 25 decision in Mullin v. Doe lets the Trump administration terminate TPS for Haitians and Syrians, and potentially for many...

• The administration canceled three National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors to end federal overreach and refocus on regional upgrades.
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Intensifying polarization is fueling demands to overhaul institutions like the Supreme Court, with court packing resurfacing as Democrats seek to...

The CFTC is applying public pressure on Congress for the CLARITY Act while quietly drafting its own rules as a backup plan.

Chair Michael Selig...

• Michigan Senate nominee Mike Rogers collected nearly $100K from telecom firms like AT&T and Verizon while advancing data-sharing legislation that...

Even with Trump holding the White House and veto power, a Democratic Congress in 2027 could pursue three main lines of effort.

• Investigations:...

Lower courts are divided after the Supreme Court allowed Haitian TPS deportations despite racism claims.

• Judges Ho and Burroughs reluctantly...

The White House's voluntary AI oversight framework, created by a June executive order, continues to leave companies like Anthropic, Google, and...

• Nearly 400 residents packed a legislative session, decrying Project Jupiter's lack of transparency and ignored community input.
• Critics...

Voting rights groups BLOC and Law Forward filed a brief urging the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn a July appeals court ruling that stripped...

The Supreme Court’s emergency docket routinely handles far more than major policy disputes or capital cases, as shown by a recent appeal seeking to spare a dog named Bruce from euthanasia while litigation continued.

1940 and 1952 immigration legislation incorporated the citizenship clause as understood at the time, anchoring the historical foundation for today's birthright citizenship debate.

The Trump DOJ's push for unredacted statewide voter rolls has faced repeated court losses. By mid-August 2026, federal judges dismissed cases against...

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) will introduce the ARTICLE ONE Act on Thursday to require Congress to approve national emergency declarations within 30 days or...

The Trump administration is quietly weighing a $100,000 fee on international students using the OPT program, a step that could effectively terminate merit-based legal immigration while ICE raids dominate headlines.

• Timeline of rebukes: Supreme Court denied Trump's appeal August 17, after rejecting it June 29.
• Verdict upheld: $5 million judgment stands for...

• Todd Blanche, Trump's ex-lawyer, confirmed AG by narrowest margin amid bipartisan DOJ direction concerns
• Swearing-in by another Trump attorney...

The bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, signed into law in July, modernizes federal regulations to give developers more flexibility for...

President Trump’s NSPM authorizes vetted private firms to conduct government-directed offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal groups,...