Republicans’ ICE and CBP Bill Release Kicks Off Complex Sprint
Republicans will come back from recess next week with just a handful of legislative days to surmount multiple procedural hurdles to fund immigration and border enforcement by President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline.
Democrats in DC Pressure New York to Push Redistricting Plans
Democratic leaders in Washington are leaning on New York to solidify plans to draw new congressional maps in 2028 in response to a spree of mid-decade redistricting Republicans instigated in Texas and Louisiana.
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View More InsightsGreer on EU Complying With Trade Deal, Trump to China
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says he expects the European Union to keep "its side of the trade deal" that was agreed to in July. The EU has not ratified the package yet. Greer also says President Donald Trump will discuss China's purchases of Iranian oil when he meets with Xi Jinping next week. Greer speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Trump Revenge Tour Ousts Rebels Who Defied Redistricting Agenda
Donald Trump wiped out multiple Indiana Republican lawmakers who defied his order to redraw the state’s congressional map, underscoring the president’s clout and his bruising efforts to extract revenge against dissidents in his own party.
Microsoft in Talks to Ax Energy Pledge Amid Data Center Boom
Trump Shows Control Over Republican Base With Primary Wins
President Donald Trump demonstrated his sway over the Republican party base in a deep red state after he supported a group of challengers to Indiana’s state senators who had defied the president by refusing his push for redistricting.
PhRMA Launches Seven-Figure Ad Aimed at US Drug Discount Program
One of the most powerful pharmaceutical lobbying groups in Washington is launching a new seven-figure advertising blitz targeting a federal drug discount program that has ballooned in recent years.
BGOV OnPoint: GOP Rushes for New Maps After Voting Rights Ruling
Republican state lawmakers are rushing to eliminate Democratic districts from their voting maps after the Supreme Court restricted use of the Voting Rights Act to create majority-minority districts.
BGOV OnPoint: States End Sessions With New Tax, Immigration Laws
State tax frameworks, immigration, firearms, and emerging commercial areas — such as prediction markets and cannabis — were common themes among the second group of states to wrap up their legislative sessions this year.
Republicans’ ICE and CBP Bill Release Kicks Off Complex Sprint
Republicans will come back from recess next week with just a handful of legislative days to surmount multiple procedural hurdles to fund immigration and border enforcement by President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline.
DeSantis Wants Florida’s Constitution Ruled Unconstitutional
Anticipating the partisan gerrymandering lawsuits challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest chop-up of Florida’s congressional map, the Republicans have had one main defense: that part of their state constitution is unconstitutional.
Lobbyists Bracing to Blitz Capitol Hill in Post-Recess Sprint
K Street lobbyists are teeing up a flurry of advocacy campaigns on crypto, housing, AI, and other matters to await lawmakers’ return to Capitol Hill next week.
Push for Driverless Car Legalization Stalls in States Nationwide
Labor groups tied to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the AFL-CIO have leveraged concerns over job losses, road safety, and local control to block proposals this year in statehouses nationwide that would benefit autonomous vehicle developers.
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Rahm Emanuel Wants Democrats to Ditch Culture War, Talk Prices
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
Rahm Emanuel Wants Democrats to Ditch Culture War, Talk Prices
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
From the Analysts
Tech Firms, Defense Giants Scoop Up Accelerated R&D Funding
Anduril, Northrop Grumman, and several contractor consortium groups are among the biggest winners of accelerated research and development procurement spending so far in fiscal 2026, according to Bloomberg Government analysis.
BGOV Bill Analysis: H.R. 7567, Farm Bill Reauthorization
Federal farm aid, food assistance, conservation, trade, energy, and other programs would be reauthorized through 2031 under the House-passed version of
BGOV OnPoint: House Appropriators Move First Fiscal 2027 Bills
House appropriators moved the first two of twelve spending bills for fiscal 2027 through the full committee this week.
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Florida Teachers Union Sues State Over Charter, Private Funding
Florida’s spending on private and charter schools diverts money from public schools to the point it violates the state constitution, the state’s largest teachers union alleges.
Trump Revenge Tour Ousts Rebels Who Defied Redistricting Agenda
Donald Trump wiped out multiple Indiana Republican lawmakers who defied his order to redraw the state’s congressional map, underscoring the president’s clout and his bruising efforts to extract revenge against dissidents in his own party.
Hut 8 to Lease Texas AI Data Center for at Least $9.8 Billion
Utah Is Quietly Taking Over Control of Some of Its Federal Lands
A tug-of-war is playing out in a uniquely Utah fight over whether a dirt track road scratched out of the desert by Mormon settlers more than 140 years ago should be smoothed out for travelers. Some public lands advocates see the issue as a proxy battle for the surrounding monument, one with implications that could reach far beyond Lake Powell.
DeSantis Wants Florida’s Constitution Ruled Unconstitutional
Anticipating the partisan gerrymandering lawsuits challenging Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest chop-up of Florida’s congressional map, the Republicans have had one main defense: that part of their state constitution is unconstitutional.
Push for Driverless Car Legalization Stalls in States Nationwide
Labor groups tied to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the AFL-CIO have leveraged concerns over job losses, road safety, and local control to block proposals this year in statehouses nationwide that would benefit autonomous vehicle developers.

