5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (488+ words) The meeting is chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), with Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) serving as Vice Chair and Rep. Jim Mc Govern (D-MA) as Ranking Member. The most heavily lobbied item on the agenda is H. R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and…...

9+ hour, 26+ min ago  (337+ words) The hearing featured four witnesses: Ken Ahmann, Chief Operating Officer of Colusa Indian Energy; Talia Martin of Tribal Energy Alternatives; Andrew Gallegos of the Southern Ute Indian Tribal Council; and Frank Wakely, Chairman of the Crow Nation. The most pointed…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (332+ words) Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC disclosed $390, 000 in in-house lobbying activity for the first quarter of 2026, focusing on tariff impacts and broader video game industry discussions. The filing is one of two that the company submitted for the quarter. Srihari's congressional background…...

10+ hour, 6+ min ago  (370+ words) The stakes extend beyond budget lines. The Coast Guard is the only military branch that does not receive automatic pay continuity during government shutdowns, a vulnerability that has spawned at least three separate pieces of legislation in the current Congress....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (594+ words) A new Congressional Research Service report published April 24 lays out the legal and operational realities of the ICE non-detained docket, and the picture it paints is one of a system under pressure it cannot fully absorb. The report, titled "Immigration…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (298+ words) That unresolved fiscal year 2026 picture makes the fiscal year 2027 budget hearing more complicated. Senators will be asked to evaluate the Forest Service's forward-looking budget request while the agency is still operating without a final funding bill for the current year....

13+ hour, 31+ min ago  (695+ words) A new Congressional Research Service report on federal management of tribal trust funds comes at a moment when the Trump administration is proposing deep cuts to the very agencies responsible for fulfilling that obligation. The federal government holds two categories…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (281+ words) That divide shows what the hearing is likely to surface: competing visions of what government should do, or stop doing, to support entrepreneurs. Senators Chris Coons and Todd Young have separately pushed the EPIC Act, focused on innovation and competitiveness,…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago  (297+ words) While Schweikert does not sit on the Natural Resources Committee, the legislation he is pushing would directly inform the policy conversation the subcommittee is convening. Classifying copper as a critical mineral would unlock a different set of federal authorities, expedited…...

14+ hour, 46+ min ago  (508+ words) Why it matters: The House passed HR 227, the Clergy Act, on Monday, giving members of the clergy a second chance at a decision that has long haunted many faith leaders in retirement. Under current law, clergy who opt out of…...