White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios talks with members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee — Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Va., and ranking member Rep. Zoe Lofgren D-Calif. — before a subcommittee hearing on Jan. 14, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
With oversight of nearly all federal research, expected House Science leader Zoe Lofgren said the committee has “a lot to cover” amid the Trump administration’s science and…
Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., speaks during the Pro-Human Assembly at the Marriott Marquis Washington on Sept. 15, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
Draft legislation from House Financial Institutions Subcommittee ranking member Bill Foster kicks off a conversation about modernizing financial regulatory reporting at the central bank and testing open-source…
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks with reporters after attending a closed-door, classified briefing for Senators at U.S. Capitol Building on Feb. 14, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Ahead of Oracle’s subpoenaed testimony, Democratic lawmakers want to know why the ceiling nearly tripled to $27 billion. But the VA says it told Congress the estimated…
The Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, signed into law Wednesday, directs the agency to have one point of contact for individuals whose…
The Senate passed the Skills-Based Federal Contracting Act. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said “we'll know in the next couple of days where this is…
Billions of dollars, dozens of hearings, three administrations and no answers. On the VA’s fourth attempt to modernize electronic health records, Congress says “enough.”
The FUTURES Act aims to close “talent gaps, procurement barriers, or technological blind spots” at the federal financial regulators, the bill’s Republican co-sponsor says.
A logo is displayed outside of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) offices at the Constitution Center on May 30, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
The Strengthening Oversight for the Financial Sector Act puts the NCUA and FHFA on a more level playing field with other federal financial agencies with regard to…