Tag: Congress

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he testifies before a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington.

Elizabeth Warren’s housing bill is already stopping developments. House amendments fix it

Rep. Mike Flood · May 18, 2026 3:37 pm

The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Quality education needs an act of Congress

Kyle Beltramini, Emily Rounds · May 18, 2026 9:00 am

A Super Tuesday voter walks past a sign requiring a photo ID at a polling location.

Women’s voices matter: Pass the SAVE America Act

Anna Pingel · May 18, 2026 7:00 am

An early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the U.S. Flags on the National Mall and past the US Capitol Building in Washington Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Energy and Environment

Permitting reform stalled in the Senate. Here’s what is needed to push it through

Callie Patteson · May 17, 2026 5:00 am

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., greets supporters at a campaign stop at Drago's Restaurant Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Metairie, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Cassidy loses shot at reelection as Louisiana Senate race heads to runoff

David Sivak · May 16, 2026 10:59 pm

President Donald Trump talks.

Senate parliamentarian deals setback to Trump’s ballroom security funding

David Sivak · May 16, 2026 9:51 pm

A $100 bill is stacked on top of a Social Security card. (Getty Images)

Equality, Not Elitism

The GOP’s entitlement math doesn’t add up

Andrew Biggs · May 16, 2026 2:00 pm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention building sign.

CDC wastewater surveillance funding drying up

Gabrielle M. Etzel · May 16, 2026 7:00 am

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) greets supporters with his wife Laura Cassidy at a campaign stop on May 5, 2026.

Bill Cassidy’s political future hangs in the balance

Ramsey Touchberry · May 16, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS).

Republicans warm to Netanyahu plan to end US military aid to Israel

David Sivak · May 16, 2026 5:00 am

Environmental advocates and progressive lawmakers hold a rally in support of legislation that would put a moratorium on new data centers in the state on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images)

The data center doomers must be defeated

Washington Examiner · May 16, 2026 5:00 am

government spending

When Washington picks up the states’ tab, waste and fraud follow

Matt Weidinger · May 15, 2026 12:00 pm