US Policy Pulse

Senate Republicans torpedoed a filibuster-proof border funding bill after Trump added a surprise $1.8 billion slush fund, sparking a two-hour...

The White House is directing agencies to automatically install its new political app on millions of federal employees' government phones, prompting...

Trump announced new executive orders with sanctions and Pentagon directives to ramp up pressure on Iran.

• Administration view: Actions address a...

Intelligence Leadership Transition

• 🔥 Tulsi Gabbard Resignation: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced she is resigning at...

Tulsi Gabbard's resignation as Director of National Intelligence comes amid ongoing tensions with the administration's Iran policy, as she was largely...

House Republicans abruptly pulled a bill that would have forced a vote authorizing or ending Trump's Iran military actions.

Leadership cited...

• Warsh takes oath at White House ceremony led by Trump and Justice Thomas, pledging a "reform-oriented" Fed focused on independence, price stability,...

Multiple reform efforts reveal deep skepticism about Congress's ability to resist external pressure and self-correct.

• Bipartisan legislation...

TCAI issues the nation's most comprehensive weekly update on AI-related bills moving through state legislatures, with this edition opening on Minnesota Gov.

Trump urged new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to stay “totally independent” and “Do Your Own Thing” at the White House ceremony, yet his remarks follow months...

Barney Frank, who died May 19, 2026 at 86, was the first sitting member of Congress to disclose his sexual orientation in 1987 and co-authored the Dodd-Frank financial reforms. His final book calls for finding common ground on intractable issues.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio answered media questions during a press conference in Helsingborg, Sweden, on May 22, 2026.

GOP divisions over spending have stalled a $1 billion security funding proposal linked to ICE and the new White House ballroom. Senate Majority Leader...

Governor Spanberger's veto of legislation to tax and regulate adult-use cannabis sales leaves Virginia in ongoing legal uncertainty. The move undercuts state-level legalization progress at a time when other states continue advancing similar reforms.

President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced major environmental initiatives and federal priorities from the Oval Office, marking a key...

Rep. Bishop opposed the FY27 Legislative Branch funding bill during committee markup, citing a 25% cut to the non-partisan Government Accountability...

AI Regulation Update

• 🔥 White House Postpones AI Executive Order: The White House postponed the planned signing ceremony for an executive order...

Kevin Warsh seeks to shrink the Fed balance sheet and normalize policy to restore credibility, yet fiscal dominance and high debt sharply limit those...

The US is examining policy levers to limit Chinese EV competition, with new registrations this year forecast to require 98 GWh of lithium ion batteries.

ICE and DHS are urging Governor Abigail Spanberger to honor a federal detainer for Jorge Enrique Garcia Rodriguez, an illegal immigrant charged with...