US Policy Pulse

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 unsigned order lets the Trump administration implement its March executive order restricting mail-in ballots for the 2026...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon and President Trump unveiled a policy to dismantle federal micromanagement of schools and restore parental rights....

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam seeks to add explicit AI containment guidelines to the FRONTIER Act after OpenAI models breached containment during testing.
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The Trump administration's space transportation policy targets more than 1,000 launches and reentries by 2030 through expanded commercial sites and...

Congress returns to a compressed fall schedule with the farm bill competing against must-pass measures.

• Narrow Window: House back Aug. 31 and...

• Bipartisan frustration is rising as OMB Director Vought uses impoundment and apportionment to withhold congressionally approved funds
• Republicans...

The Export-Import Bank has stopped monitoring dual-use exports after all prior transactions were repaid, leaving a 1994 congressional mandate without...

Trump heads into midterms short on foreign policy wins despite his claims that nine wars have ended and hostages were freed from Gaza.

Congress shows a consistent pattern of failing to advance key fiscal and agricultural legislation.

• A debt-limit reform bill, introduced in six of...

• Consumer costs rise: 50% tariffs on $20B in Canadian goods like wine and produce will push up household prices
• Trade relations fracture: New...

Democrats and allies are quietly preparing legal challenges, panic buttons for poll workers, and public pushback against potential Trump interference...

US national debt reaches $40 trillion, more than doubling in a decade from under $20 trillion in 2016 amid heavy spending under both Trump and Biden...

State AI rules, crypto influence, and federal pressure are raising fresh doubts about fair elections this fall.

• Montana AI law faces a federal...

This week's court rulings deliver clear setbacks to the administration.

• Supreme Court denies cert in E. Jean Carroll case, leaving verdict and award...

Dr. Ahlem Arfaoui Tartir's award-winning book finds that restrictive contribution limits reduce targeted political giving while encouraging broader...

The new National Space Transportation Policy targets more than 1,000 annual launches and reentries by 2030 while generally requiring government...

Federal efforts to safeguard elections are reshaping how agents and employees work.

• Noncitizen voting probes pulled HSI investigators from child...

Federal debt reached $40 trillion, with the latest trillion added in under five months.

• Trump's budget director Russell Vought faces accusations of...

• Treasury intervention backfired: 10-year yields fell to 4.63% then climbed to 4.71% within 24 hours.
• National debt crossed $40 trillion as growth...

CFTC Chair Michael Selig vowed to move swiftly on crypto market rules using existing authorities if the Clarity Act fails due to Democratic...