WASHINGTON UPDATES

Good afternoon! Congressional leaders are warning the administration to prepare for a possible lapse in Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 authority before it expires Friday, June 12, after the Senate stalled on its renewal last week. The Senate Armed Services Committee...

Good afternoon! The Senate cleared a reconciliation bill early Friday, providing nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement after an 18-hour vote-a-rama, while an attempt to reauthorize a key foreign surveillance program stalled ahead of its June 12 deadline. Over in the House, Appropriations...

Good afternoon! The Senate cleared a reconciliation bill early Friday, providing nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement after an 18-hour vote-a-rama, while an attempt to reauthorize a key foreign surveillance program stalled ahead of its June 12 deadline. Over in the House, Appropriations...

Good afternoon! Congress returns to Washington this week. Both chambers will work on Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) funding bills. The Senate Republicans are making a second attempt to pass their immigration enforcement reconciliation bill after progress was stalled before the recess. Several Cabinet...

Good afternoon! The Trump administration spent much of the week focused on a potential breakthrough on the Iran conflict. A federal judge declined to block the administration’s mail-in voting executive order. The House and Senate were in recess this week. The House Armed...

Good afternoon! The House and Senate are in recess; the Senate returns June 1 and the House June 2. U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire near the Strait of Hormuz as negotiators pursued a two-month ceasefire extension. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned...

Good afternoon! Congress adjourned for the Memorial Day recess at the end of this week, postponing several major legislative debates until June. Senate Republicans shelved their immigration funding package over disagreements over a new Department of Justice (DOJ) fund. House leaders also withdrew...

Good afternoon! The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced a 5-year, $580 billion surface reauthorization bill Sunday evening, with a markup session possible later this week. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 appropriations process continues on Capitol Hill, with Acting Attorney General Blanche testifying...

Good afternoon! President Trump’s two-day Beijing summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping focused on trade, energy, and Iran, with Democratic attempts to pass war powers resolutions on the Iran conflict failing in the House and Senate for the third and seventh times, respectively....

Good afternoon! Congress returns from recess to a busy week. Congressional Republicans face a self-imposed June 1 deadline to pass a $72 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement. Funding for President Trump’s ballroom facility may also be included. The Senate will...

Good afternoon! President Trump set a July 4 deadline for the European Union to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S. or face higher auto tariffs. The president met with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and asserted the U.S.-Iran cease-fire remains...

Good afternoon! It is a quiet week on Capitol Hill as both the House and Senate are in recess. President Trump ordered a high-profile naval operation in the Strait of Hormuz and sent the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to Paris for negotiations...