The top drug industry trade group bankrolled a new report that shows hospitals and other providers pocketed an estimated $142.2 billion from a federal drug discount program in 2025, more than doubling what they earned through the program four years earlier.

Technology lobbyists, executives, and artificial intelligence safety advocates are divided over President Donald Trump’s agreement with CEOs on safeguards for the technology.

Franking privileges, and questions about them, are literally as old as the republic. But such spending has surged in recent Congresses, the lines between informing constituents and taxpayer-funded campaign ads seems blurrier than ever.

President Donald Trump’s “morally binding” agreement on AI safety with tech executives sparked immediate backlash from critics, who said its voluntary nature would do little to curb industry wrongdoing.

Sen. Ron Johnson blocked an attempt from Democrats to reverse the White House’s use of a loophole to unilaterally cut $810 million in congressionally approved funding.

Sen. Tim Scott, head of Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, acknowledged there’s an expansive field of competitive Senate races this fall but touted an influx of resources from national allies as he projected confidence in the GOP maintaining control of the chamber.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) expects the chamber to take “decisive” bipartisan action to strengthen sexual harassment protections for congressional staff “as soon as we return,” he told reporters Wednesday.

Defense Department contracting is set to reach record levels this year bolstered by Republicans’ signature tax-and-spending law.

Senate tax writers could soon approve and send a bipartisan package of tax administration fixes to the House as part of an effort to make interactions with the IRS a little less painful.

The Education and Treasury Departments have launched an online portal for student loan borrowers in default to bring their loans back into good standing as part of a broader effort to transfer education programming to Treasury.

Bipartisan legislation that would permanently ban Chinese vehicles from the US marketplace won’t pass the Senate by unanimous consent Wednesday after a key lawmaker said he opposes the proposal.

A bipartisan group of US senators reached an agreement Wednesday to speed federal approval of pipelines, power lines and other major infrastructure projects while requiring protections against electricity price hikes driven by power-hungry AI data centers.

A midterm election fight over data centers and surging electricity costs erupted in the Senate Wednesday with lawmakers trading accusations of political opportunism.

Republican legislation designed to tout lawmakers’ efforts ahead of the midterm elections to rein in rising consumer energy costs fell short in the Senate in a 57-43 vote Wednesday.

Significant energy and environmental laws governing federal permitting would be amended under a draft bipartisan Senate agreement unveiled Wednesday designed to greenlight all energy projects faster and boost the strained power grid.

Companies operating in California will face new antitrust liability risks under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) Wednesday.

A Senate bipartisan permitting overhaul agreement hit a snag early Wednesday over Democratic concerns related to offshore wind projects.

President Donald Trump’s third pick to be the nation’s top doctor advanced out of the Senate health panel Wednesday in a party-line vote.

Stand With Crypto, an advocacy group aligned with the cryptocurrency industry’s agenda on Capitol Hill, endorsed a bipartisan slate of candidates in Senate and House races Wednesday.

The Education Department has revived a rule from the first Trump administration that civil rights groups slammed for weakening sex discrimination protections in K-12 schools and on college campuses.

Politicians’ attacks on corporations and corporate PACs are surging in the midterm campaigns, signaling rocky turf ahead for business interests in the next Congress.

A barrage of court rulings after Missouri’s 2025 redistricting kept toggling the boundaries of the Kansas City area district Rep. Emanuel Cleaver has represented for two decades. The case reflected the redistricting wars roiling states, with control of the House at stake.

The Senate defeated a resolution to demand more details about violence in the West Bank, an effort that comes amid increased calls among Democrats to push back against the Israeli government.

The State Department would have to report to Congress on the killings of nine US citizens in the West Bank and other alleged violence committed by Israeli settlers and security forces in the area under S. Res. 852.

Democrats are making the case that Republicans’ bill regarding data center costs is a toothless political ploy. This week’s vote will put that to the test.

President Donald Trump shrugged off concerns that his staunch defense of data centers could hurt congressional Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections after his Tuesday White House meeting with tech executives and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Senate Democrats Tuesday failed in their attempt to pass a resolution to block a Trump administration rule that could boot up to 2 million enrollees off Obamacare plans in 2027.

The Trump administration is urging Americans to trust its new artificial intelligence website, promising that the federal government will not retain any private information for users.

A Trump administration rule establishing standards for health insurance provided in Affordable Care Act marketplaces would be overturned using the Congressional Review Act under S. J. Res. 197.

Republicans on a House health committee rolled out a package of bills Tuesday to combat fraud in Medicaid, a central issue to the GOP heading into the midterms.

Senate Democrats are saying the House-passed bill to restrict member stock trading is poised to fail ahead of an expected vote on Wednesday, calling the voter ID measure attached a “poison pill.”

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Sen. Kevin Cramer lifted his hold on the nomination of Keith Sonderling to become labor secretary, setting up a vote to advance a key Trump administration nominee this week before senators leave to campaign for the midterm elections.

Senators aim to have a press conference on Wednesday to unveil long-awaited bipartisan draft text on overhauling federal permitting, a key negotiator said Tuesday.

The Trump’s administration’s bid to cancel congressionally-approved funding that expires this week runs afoul of the same budget law the White House argues underpins their effort, a nonpartisan watchdog told lawmakers.

Former Rep. Eric Cantor, a GOP leader who lost his Virginia seat in a primary in 2014, will take the helm of the drug industry’s top lobby Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Top Democratic Senate appropriators are raising questions over the use of Department of Homeland Security funding to produce political ads about President Donald Trump.

The former US prosecutor who secured indictments against Donald Trump clashed with Republican senators as he defended the integrity of his investigations and said career prosecutors who worked on the cases have been illegally fired.

President Donald Trump unveiled a new AI-powered website designed as a one-stop shop for government services Tuesday, deepening his embrace of artificial intelligence amid growing public skepticism of its economic and social impacts.

The Republican chair of the Senate intelligence committee asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to review the Pentagon’s supply chain after F-35 warplane parts ended up in Chinese government hands after being diverted to Hong Kong on a United Parcel Service Inc. flight.

Negotiators expect to release draft text of a bipartisan permitting overhaul deal this week before the Senate leaves, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) said Monday.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune filed a procedural motion late Monday setting up floor consideration of Keith Sonderling’s nomination to permanently lead the Labor Department.

President Donald Trump’s campaign travel strategy is shifting to focus on turning out voters in Republican strongholds, a sign the GOP is up against political headwinds ahead of the midterm elections.

Business groups in California took some of the sting out of lawmakers’ attempts to strengthen antitrust laws, but the overhaul would still push state rules beyond federal standards.

The early September release of a final request for proposal for DOD’s biggest secure hyperscale cloud services opportunity kicked off bidding among a handful of large vendors that will shape how DOD buys cloud services for the next decade.

The White House is attempting to revoke $810 million in unspent federal funds before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30 through a “pocket” rescission — a legally questionable maneuver that gives members of Congress little time to respond.

A health agency tasked with researching healthcare quality in the US has become embroiled in budget fights between the Trump administration and Congress.

Senate Democratic leaders are pressing the Health and Human Services Department about an apparent delay in making Covid-19 vaccines available through a pediatric inoculation program.

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