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Former Vice President Mike Pence says Congress can rein in the partisan redistricting fights that have reshaped the 2026 midterms by passing a law that ties new maps to the census every 10 years.
President Donald Trump’s recent policy and staffing announcements have roiled Senate Republicans’ plans, creating ruptures between the White House and Congress and affecting the GOP agenda in the months before the midterm elections.
The same sort of generational churn roiling Capitol Hill is unfolding in New York, where next week’s primary is likely to reshape Democratic factions in the state and impact the 2027 policy agenda.
US Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, says President Donald Trump "can't point to where we're better off" after the war in Iran. Speaking on "Balance of Power: Evening Edition," Senator Warren also discusses Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's military budget request, her criticisms of Kevin Warsh as chair of the Federal Reserve, the state of housing and the SpaceX IPO.
The Democratic leaders of a House committee called for the head of the EEOC to publicly explain the agency’s proposal to rescind decades-old requirements for employers to report race and gender data.
Two House members are pushing bipartisan legislation to expand domestic shipbuilding as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act ahead of a key panel vote.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill by voice vote Thursday that would protect the likeness of American citizens from digital copies.
A Senate committee approved a bill to regulate college athletics in a bipartisan vote Thursday with a slate of new amendments.
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House members, spouses, and dependent children would be barred from wagering on prediction markets under legislation unveiled Thursday by Rep.
New York’s requirement that state judges retire by the age of 70 remains intact after the state’s top court ruled Thursday the longstanding constitutional mandate doesn’t clash with a more recent amendment banning age discrimination.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced two bipartisan bills that would allow cameras in federal courtrooms, including for Supreme Court sessions.
Donald Berthiaume, the president’s choice for Justice Department inspector general, is a step closer to confirmation after being voted out of a Senate panel.
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President Donald Trump could face a siege of investigations, oversight hearings, and tough choices in the final half of his term if Democrats wrest control of Congress in November, imperiling his legislative agenda after two years of a Republican governing trifecta.
Download the latest BGOV OnPoint, which covers funding and policy highlights from the House’s fiscal 2027 spending bills approved to date.
The Pentagon boosted to $60 billion the maximum value of a multi-vendor procurement vehicle for rapid sourcing of drones and other tactical equipment as the next iteration of the contract heads toward competitive bidding.
Industry-friendly privacy standards are proliferating across nearly half the country thanks to state legislators, spurring hopes from businesses and some GOP lawmakers that it will take hold as a national model.
A marijuana wholesaler dropped its constitutional challenge against Oregon’s prohibition on the import and export of cannabis products.
Massachusetts’ top court rejected a proposed ballot initiative that would cut the state’s personal income tax rate over language its judges found potentially confusing to voters.
The same sort of generational churn roiling Capitol Hill is unfolding in New York, where next week’s primary is likely to reshape Democratic factions in the state and impact the 2027 policy agenda.
A majority of state legislatures have gaveled out as of the end of May, with nearly every state adjusting their tax code to address budget shortfalls and the 2025 Republican federal tax law.
California voters are closer to getting their say on a proposed billionaire tax after the initiative qualified for the Nov. 3 general election ballot, despite the opposition of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
