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Senate: The Senate failed to pass   H.R.5371 , the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, to fund the government through November 21. They will have until September 30 to fund government agency operations. The Senate processed nominations including S.Res.377 authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar and Steven Miran to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. They con

Senate: The Senate processed nominations and continued consideration of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) ( S.2296 ).   House: The House passed the FY26 NDAA ( H.R.3838 ) and the Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025 ( H.R.3486 )   Trump Administration:  On September 9, President Trump signed a Presidential Memoranda directed to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. The Memoranda directs for there to be gre

This week in Washington, the Senate began consideration of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

Senate: The Senate was in recess. House: The House was in recess. Trump Administration:  On August 28, the Trump Administration sent its...

The Senate continued processing nominations over the weekend including Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, National Cyber Director, Chief Financial Officer for the Environmental Protection Agency, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Federal Transit Administrator, Attorneys for the Southern District of Florida and the District of Columbia, and Ambassadors to the European Union, the Holy See, and the Portuguese Republic.