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Jay Obernolte
California’s 23rd Congressional District

Sen. Armstrong Advocates for Energy Infrastructure Expansion

Senator Alan Armstrong recently resigned as the executive chairman of Williams Companies to replace Markwayne Mullin in the Senate. Armstrong joined David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the need for US infrastructure to meet the growing energy demand of AI data centers.

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Surveillance Power Set to Lapse in Fight Over Trump Spy Chief

Legal authority for US spy agencies’ broadest communications surveillance program is on track to lapse as the fight over President Donald Trump’s decision to temporarily place controversial housing official Bill Pulte in charge of the nation’s intelligence apparatus intensified.

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Top 20: Need for Drones Leads New Additions to Tracked Contracts

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.

BGOV OnPoint: House Moves Spending Bills, Senate Eyes Markups

The House passed its Agriculture-FDA appropriations bill this week and advanced several more fiscal 2027 funding bills in committee, as Senate appropriators plan their first markups of the year.

BGOV Bill Analysis: S. 2, Immigration-Border Reconciliation Bill

The Department of Homeland Security would receive $69.5 billion in multiyear funding under S. 2, Republicans’ budget reconciliation package.

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Texas Judges Refusing Same-Sex Weddings Get $950,000 in Fees

The Texas commission that regulates judges’ conduct will pay nearly $950,000 in attorneys’ fees and expenses after losing one case and settling another over its failed bid to penalize judges who refuse to marry same-sex couples for religious reasons.