


Southern Command Seeks to Boost Use of Palantir’s Maven System
US Southern Command that’s been leading the strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean is seeking to increase its use of

Immigrants Get RFK Jr. Blame for Polio, TB. Doctors Disagree.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is starting to echo President Donald Trump’s aggressive anti-immigration rhetoric in response to criticism of his vaccine policy.
Lobbying Insights
View More InsightsRep. Fields: We Need Term Limits on the Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court sharply limited the use of the Voting Rights Act to create predominantly Black or Hispanic election districts in a major ruling that buttresses Republican efforts to keep control of the House in this year’s midterms and beyond. Rep. Cleo Fields (D-LA) joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss.
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FDA Infant Formula Safety Study Drives Enforceable Limits Push
Pressure is mounting on the Food and Drug Administration to set enforceable limits regulating the level of contaminants allowed in infant formula as lawmakers, manufacturers, doctors, and consumer advocates urge the agency to translate its research into binding safety standards.
Indiana Republican Primaries Will Test Texas Reprisals Playbook
Several Indiana state primaries will give new insight as to whether incumbents who defy party leaders can survive at the ballot box.
MAHA Seeks a Path Forward After Losing Surgeon General Nominee
The Make America Healthy Again movement is looking to push forward and refocus after a spate of policy and personnel defeats in Washington.
Lobbyists Seek Signs With Six Months Before Midterm Election Day
With six months to go, lobbyists are looking for clues to position clients through the rest of this year’s potentially turbulent election rhetoric and into the next Congress when power could shift.
Adoption Tax Credit Boost Rests on IRS Keen on Purging Fraud
The IRS approach to examining people claiming the newly expanded adoption tax credit could blunt the uptake of the popular break expanded in last year’s GOP tax law.
US-Iran Ceasefire Holds After Hormuz Clashes and UAE Strikes
The fragile US-Iran ceasefire held Tuesday morning after a day of clashes involving shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and missile attacks against the United Arab Emirates.
Automakers’ Tariff Refund Treatment Varies in Quarterly Updates
Senate GOP Seeks $1 Billion for Secret Service, Trump Ballroom
A top Senate Republican has proposed spending as much as $1 billion for US Secret Service security adjustments and upgrades, including for President
Trump Says He Looks Forward to Xi Summit as Tensions Mount
President
Senate Chairs Release GOP’s ICE, Border Patrol Funding Bills
The chairs of key Senate committees unveiled legislation Monday that would fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda for the rest of this term, a critical step in Republicans’ push to address the lapse in annual funding for those agencies.
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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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Trump DOJ Pivots to Playing Offense on Environment, Chief Says
The Justice Department’s environmental division is increasingly playing offense and taking states to court in the second Trump administration—a shift from its historical defensive role, the department’s head told Bloomberg Law in an interview.
Vocational Nurses, Techs Ready 30,000-Worker California Strike
An impending strike at the University of California hospital system adds to a growing list of high-profile work stoppages among healthcare employees faced with a tightening labor market and rising consumer costs.
Indiana Republican Primaries Will Test Texas Reprisals Playbook
Several Indiana state primaries will give new insight as to whether incumbents who defy party leaders can survive at the ballot box.
Anthem Sued by California Hospital Group Over Network Penalties
Anthem Blue Cross’s new policy penalizing hospitals for allowing out-of-network doctors to treat patients is facing a challenge from a California trade group, who sued Monday claiming the insurer violated the state’s consumer protection and healthcare laws.
DOL Greenlights Idaho Farm Bureau Association Health Plan
The Department of Labor on Monday OK’d an association health plan from the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation.
Massachusetts Judges Target Income Tax Ballot Question Wording
Judges on Massachusetts’ top court appeared poised Monday to throw out a proposed ballot initiative that would cut the state’s personal income tax rate over language they found potentially confusing to voters.

