US Politics Policy Brief

Trump is pursuing alternative executive routes on birthright citizenship after prior Supreme Court setbacks, following the pattern of testing new...

The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Trump v Slaughter (2026) that overruled the 91-year-old precedent protecting the autonomy of independent commissions, with direct consequences for public health regulation and the broader administrative state.

• Fraud and immigration policy form the core of Lisa Demuth's final campaign message for Minnesota governor.
• She stresses "ending fraud" alongside...

Congress can deploy its taxing power in three broad ways to manage AI disruption:

• Strengthen corporate and personal income taxes to ensure fairer...

A Bipartisan Policy Center analysis shows roughly 12% of registered voters — about 28.4 million voting-age citizens — lack ready access to documentary...

Indian nations have occupied a deeply ambivalent place in American law, described as both "merciless Indian Savages" in the Declaration of...

• Retiring Rep. Mark Amodei still won't endorse GOP nominee David Flippo in NV-02.
• Amodei blasts Flippo as an outsider who ran a "scurrilous"...

Congress's 119th session passed the Laken Riley Act and massive enforcement funding, giving states new tools to sue over federal failures.
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The Beverage Regulatory Parity Act, introduced by Reps. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) and Greg Landsman (D-OH), delivers rare bipartisan clarity for...

Congress has steadily handed away its core constitutional authority, allowing courts and the executive to fill the vacuum on vital questions of...

The Trump administration is withdrawing funding from NOAA’s Arctic Report Card, an annual peer-reviewed assessment of the fastest-warming region on...

The Trump administration's refusal to release its new government AI testing framework has blindsided tech policy experts, who say the closed-door...

Trump's August 2026 Executive Order establishes Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations with three categories, aligning U.S. policy with peer...

Trump could win elections for Republicans by endorsing Medicare for All and branding it a conservative policy, much like European right-wing parties...

California is using courts to challenge Trump administration efforts to tie federal funding and policies to state compliance on immigration and...

Lawmakers are retreating from in-person town halls after last year's angry clashes, thinning a key channel for constituent accountability.

• Only 11...

• Direct actions taken: Cuts to health personnel and budgets, plus removal of vaccine mandates, mark early Trump efforts.
• Core cost driver: Medical...

• Residency applications decline in states with near-total bans as medical students prioritize programs offering full clinical training.
• OBGYN...

The DOJ's campaign against state tuition benefits for undocumented immigrants has accelerated sharply. After securing favorable rulings in five...

The Spring 2026 term sharply curtailed independent agency protections while strengthening key enforcement tools.

• Removal authority expanded: Trump...