
Trump Signs Legislation Ending Shutdown at Homeland Security
The longest partial shutdown in US history ended Thursday after the House passed funding for most of the

The longest partial shutdown in US history ended Thursday after the House passed funding for most of the

Congress approved a six-week extension of a controversial spy powers law Thursday as members of the House and Senate have struggled to reauthorize the tool intelligence agencies use to track terrorists.

The Senate is looking to move a long-delayed farm bill passed by the House, though it could still face lingering challenges over a push for year-round sales of higher-ethanol fuel and other contentious issues.
The April 28, 2026, episode dives into last year’s top-performing lobbying firms, the issues that fueled their success, how lobbyists managed the unpredictability of the second Trump administration, key takeaways for 2026 and beyond, and how government affairs professionals are gearing up for potential election outcomes.
House appropriators are entering May with a third of their appropriations bills ready for the full chamber.
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The White House is buying time to continue the Iran war without approval from Congress, and Republicans are signaling they will give it. They don’t want to actively vote for an unpopular war, but also don’t want to cross Donald Trump.
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A top Wall Street regulator is considering changes to a weekly report covering the position of traders just as prediction market exchanges and offshore venues start to offer more contracts in the oldest corner of the derivatives market.
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MAGA youth influencer and commentator CJ Pearson has registered as a foreign agent to help the government of the Bahamas boost its ties to the US ahead of parliamentary elections there next month, Justice Department filings show.
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
Rahm Emanuel says Democrats ‘lost the American people’ on cultural issues -- but he knows how they can win them back in November.
The little US financial regulator for corn and cattle is going big on crypto and sports.
Federal farm aid, food assistance, conservation, trade, energy, and other programs would be reauthorized through 2031 under a modified version of
House appropriators moved the first two of twelve spending bills for fiscal 2027 through the full committee this week.
Ohio primary voters who head to the polls Tuesday won’t struggle to comprehend where some judges and judicial candidates stand on hot-button issues.
State laws mandating the information that businesses must put in employment ads are poised for expansion to address “ghost jobs” and AI in hiring, after five years of focusing largely on pay transparency.
Lawsuits from the country’s biggest proxy advisers are stacking up as a spat with Texas morphs into a multistate court battle.
Delta Dental will pay $2.25 million to New York state after allegations that inadequate policies and procedures led to the to theft of sensitive private information of consumers.
A federal wildlife agency no longer has to conduct a new study on imperiled species in the Gulf of Mexico after a federal judge rescinded his order due to the “God Squad” exemption of Gulf oil and gas activities from Endangered Species Act regulations.
An appeals court granted New Hampshire’s request to pause a judge’s earlier order preventing the state from ending its vehicle inspection and maintenance program, citing the likelihood the state will succeed in its legal fight with a contractor.