Farm bill extended to September 2026 as Thompson releases new draft

Bill provides food assistance for 42 million Americans but faces partisan fights over climate programs

Supreme Court lets Texas use racially challenged redistricting map for 2026

Map survived Supreme Court challenge despite lower court finding racial discrimination

Johnson Amendment's political origins exposed as IRS stops enforcing it

1954 law banned churches from endorsing candidates but IRS has not enforced it for decades

GDP Slows as Government Shutdown Drags on Economy

The 43-day shutdown subtracted a full percentage point from Q4 growth

Trump DOT opens $5.4 billion in bridge repair grants, strips DEI rules

Duffy pulls equity and climate requirements; 46,000 deficient bridges eligible

One Big Beautiful Bill shifts $800 billion in Medicaid costs to states

CBO projects 10.3 million people will lose Medicaid coverage by 2034 due to structural changes

Virginia voters to decide redistricting referendum April 21 that could flip 4 House seats

Maps drawn by bipartisan commission give Republicans five of eleven seats but could flip four

Congress extends cyber threat sharing law through September 2026

Law lets companies in 16 critical sectors report cyber attacks within 72 hours of breach

FAA faces budget fight as air traffic controllers remain 3,500 short

DOGE cuts and a record government shutdown accelerated a decades-long staffing crisis

US LNG exports hit record 111 million tons as DOE fast-tracks terminals

US surpassed Australia and Qatar to become world largest LNG exporter for first time

One Big Beautiful Bill cuts SNAP by $186 billion, the largest reduction in history

The largest food assistance cut in 60 years shifts costs to states and removes exemptions for veterans and foster youth

CISA delays mandatory cyber incident reporting rule to May 2026

Industry groups complained rule defined covered entities too broadly sweeping in small businesses

Trump signs four executive orders to quadruple US nuclear capacity to 400 GW

Trump's executive orders bypass NRC timelines but don't solve 70-site radioactive waste backlog

States are debating whether to replace NIH funding as the federal research system contracts

Historically, state governments have provided less than 1% of US research and development funding

20 states now have data privacy laws as Congress still fails to act on privacy protections

Your privacy rights depend on which state you live in

Interior Department opens 625 million acres despite Ninth Circuit injunction

Courts block Trump's reversal of 625 million acres offshore protections

Commerce Secretary Lutnick accused of steering federal contracts to former employers

Federal contracts allegedly directed toward former employer companies