2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (314+ words) Legis1 Senate Panel to Review Trump's $87.6 Billion Iran War Funding Request The Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on July 21 to examine President Trump's supplemental funding request as lawmakers weigh national security needs against growing political opposition to additional war…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (626+ words) Natural Resources Committee Advances Water and Land Bills Legis1 Natural Resources Committee Advances Water and Land Bills The House Natural Resources Committee is preparing to markup nine bills on Wednesday, July 15 that span water rights, land transfers, wildlife protections, and federal…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (268+ words) The House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, chaired by Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO), will convene at 2:00 p.m. in 1324 Longworth House Office Building. The most geographically significant bill on the agenda is H.R. 6917, introduced by Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV),…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (803+ words) The Republican who wins tomorrow's South Dakota gubernatorial primary 2026 will almost certainly become the state's next governor. In a state Donald Trump carried by 26 points in 2024, the general election is a formality. The real contest is playing out right now…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (896+ words) Legis1 Senate HELP Committee Debates Charter School Expansion The Senate HELP Committee held a hearing on charter schools Wednesday, May 20 that put a sharp spotlight on one of the Trump administration's core education priorities, while Democrats used the session to raise…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (448+ words) Senate Examines Charter Schools' Impact on Student Needs Legis1 Senate Examines Charter Schools' Impact on Student Needs Charter schools are expanding their footprint across the country as families exit traditional public schools in growing numbers, federal grant dollars flow toward new…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (446+ words) Six bills spanning Indian health funding, wildfire risk, Alaska Native arts, tribal water infrastructure, hydropower, and oil and gas permitting are headed to a full markup before the House Natural Resources Committee on Thursday, May 14. The markup is scheduled for…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (212+ words) A Congressional Research Service report updated May 8, 2026, lays out that tension in stark terms, arriving just as Congress and the Trump administration are both pushing to expand domestic energy production and cut regulatory red tape. The federal framework governing Indian…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (695+ words) A new Congressional Research Service report on federal management of tribal trust funds comes at a moment when the Trump administration is proposing deep cuts to the very agencies responsible for fulfilling that obligation. The federal government holds two categories…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (434+ words) The hearing's most direct legislative hook is S.3674, the Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation Act, known as the SCAM Act. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), who also chairs the subcommittee convening the hearing, and is cosponsored by…...