American Policy Pulse

• Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick cleared Mary Comans of criminal intent in a FEMA payment dispute, calling Musk’s accusation “state sanctioned...

The FTC's civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic over unauthorized AI agent access to government systems mark concrete enforcement action, even as...

Key ballot measures and races to watch:

• Legislative shift: An Independent will enter the South Dakota Legislature for the first time in over a...

Trump's White House has invoked executive privilege to block records of his Kennedy Center communications, arguing they involve presidential advice on...

Senate and House Democrats are pressing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to reverse the illegal reallocation of mandatory funding from over 800...

H.R. 2805 would require the NTIA to create a broadband plan within one year in consultation with 13 other agencies, which could strengthen federal coordination by centralizing NTIA's role across agencies.

Katie Zacharia's departure after just five days as press secretary exposes persistent instability in the White House communications team, arriving as...

Congress is introducing recovery-focused legislation as the 2026 session nears its end.

• Addiction Grants Modernization Act: Bipartisan measure by...

A federal judge's freeze on USDA's sweeping Forest Service changes raises a core question: who truly controls federal bureaucracy?

Key points from...

Tether paid roughly $6.3 million to Bo Hines’ firm Nxum while he directed White House crypto policy, with the first $2.49 million arriving in May...

President Trump’s September 30 White House Accord on Super Intelligence requires frontier AI companies to implement internal controls, independent...

A federal judge extended a preliminary injunction blocking the White House from revoking hard passes for CNN, Politico, and MS NOW reporters.

• Core...

Florida's election coverage and voter tools are sharpening political awareness ahead of Nov. 3, with local digests, questionnaires, and sample ballots...

A new OCC report reveals nine major banks denied services to customers based on political or religious views rather than risk.

• Broad restrictions:...

CBO's latest quarterly report on recent publications and work in progress signals the fiscal and policy analyses Congress will likely prioritize next.

The U.S. Department of Energy's $250 million grant to the Tennessee Valley Authority aims to strengthen grid reliability, cut outages, and help...

The postelection session's productivity hinges on which party controls Congress after November.

• Republican hold on both chambers: Reduced pressure...

Rep. Troy Carter's bill would create a $100 million annual FEMA grant program to help colleges build emergency plans, hire staff, and construct refuge...

The administration is channeling its AI agenda into classrooms by requiring participants to complete projects using an “SI method or tool to address community challenges.”

Four years after the North Korea Human Rights Act expired, bipartisan reauthorization bills remain stuck in committee with no action, revealing how slim majorities and packed agendas paralyze even low-controversy foreign policy measures.