Commentators compare Trump's FEMA cuts to Coolidge's 1927 flood failure

Coolidge resisted federal relief in 1927 flood while Trump cuts FEMA in 2026 disasters

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

Supreme Court lets Texas use racially challenged redistricting map for 2026

Map survived Supreme Court challenge despite lower court finding racial discrimination

GDP Slows as Government Shutdown Drags on Economy

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

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

Virginia and Washington race to protect kids from AI chatbots before Trump blocks them

States have 90 days before federal deadline threatens child safety laws

Alaska voters to decide ranked-choice voting repeal in 2026

RCV helped Murkowski win in 2022 but Peltola lost House seat in 2024 under same system

Congress extends cyber threat sharing law through September 2026

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HUD proposes capping rental vouchers at two years for 2.3M families

Center on Budget found cap would put over 3 million people including children at eviction risk

CISA delays mandatory cyber incident reporting rule to May 2026

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

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