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Kratsios stands before the raised dias where Democratic members of the House's science panel are seated. He is speaking with Subramanyam. Both men are smiling. In the center of the frame, Lofgren looks on. With an elbow propped on the desk, her chin rests in her palm. She peers over her glasses, expression neutral and eyes looking directly at the camera.
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)

House Democrats plot to make Trump’s science cuts ‘more difficult’

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)

House Financial Services Dem seeks Fed open-source demos, real-time data

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)

Dems demand answers on EHRM contract rise as VA says lawmakers knew the total price

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…
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Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., attends a House Financial Services Committee hearing on May 7, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House passes bill to give financial agencies a technology boost

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.
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