5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (105+ words) Bloomberg Government News The Department of Homeland Security’s lawyers approved the Trump administration’s transfer of money from last year’s tax law to cover the security costs of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project, a top official told Congress. Acting…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (120+ words) Bloomberg Government News The liberal Michigan Supreme Court on Friday declined to touch an appeals court’s order to the GOP-controlled Michigan House of Representatives to forward nine withheld bills from a previous legislative session to the governor for her review....

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (97+ words) Bloomberg Government News A House panel on Tuesday will consider bipartisan legislation that reauthorizes critical water infrastructure and civil works projects across the country. The Transportation and Infrastructure panel will debate the biennial Water Resources Development Act. Lawmakers every two…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (115+ words) House Budget Presses Ahead on Reconciliation Bill During Recess Bloomberg Government News The House Budget Committee held an all-GOP member call Wednesday, as lawmakers continue to push for a third party-line budget package. A House Republican on the call said…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (154+ words) The US Supreme Court threw out longstanding federal limits on spending by political parties in coordination with candidates, in a ruling likely to help Republicans in the November midterms. The 6-3 decision extends a line of Supreme Court rulings rolling back…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (329+ words) What comes to mind when you think of lobbying? Closed doors. Money. Corporate interests. Pay to play. These are often the responses I hear from students on the first day of the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute (PAAI) at American…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (92+ words) Bloomberg Government News US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday the must-pass defense authorization bill will not be the vehicle for an elections package pushed by President Donald Trump and GOP hardliners, throwing into question support for the $1.15 trillion defense…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (103+ words) Bloomberg Government News Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will send a bipartisan affordable housing package to President Donald Trump next week, setting off a 10-day clock during which the president can sign the bill or veto it. Johnson’s office confirmed to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (93+ words) Bloomberg Government News House appropriators advanced their final spending bill for fiscal 2027 this week but have run into hurdles to get their bills passed on the floor. The Appropriations Committee approved the $1 trillion-plus Defense funding bill on a party-line 34-27 vote…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (99+ words) Bloomberg Government News The chairman of the House Budget Committee told reporters his panel could take the first step on a budget package providing funding for the Iran war as soon as next week. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) said he…...