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4 days ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Ian Kullgren |Jack Fitzpatrick |Lillianna Byington
‘Ceasefire’ Follow-upPresident Donald Trump heads to the Netherlands today on different footing than just a few days ago after announcing a tentative Israel-Iran ceasefire. The specific timing of the pause—and Israel’s response to Trump’s announcement—aren’t yet clear, and an attack by Iran was reported today.
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1 week ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Phineas Hogan |Erin Durkin |Suzanne Monyak
Ready to Disappoint AgainFederal Reserve officials have a chance today to lower interest rates — though people who who navigate that world expect nothing to happen before autumn, despite the risk of infuriating President Donald Trump. In their public remarks, policymakers have talked about wanting some clarity about the direction of the economy before they make a move.
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1 week ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Jack Fitzpatrick |Lillianna Byington |Ellen M. Gilmer
Congressional SafetyOn Capitol Hill, it’s not just another Tuesday. Capitol Police and the Sergeant at Arms will give senators a special briefing as the slaying of state legislators in Minnesota created two different kinds of tension — concern about copycats and anger at a colleague’s decision to make social media quips about the deaths. In the course of investigating the attacks, investigators found a list in the car of the man accused of the shooting deaths.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Jonathan Tamari |Greg Giroux |Bernie Pazanowski
Middle East RepercussionsIsrael launched airstrikes across Iran this morning, targeting nuclear facilities and killing senior military commanders. Israel launched a second attack after Iran responded with drones. The UN’s atomic watchdog says there was no indication of increased radiation levels at Iran’s main uranium-enrichment site. President Donald Trump’s response on social media praised US military might and said there will be more attacks unless Iran makes a deal.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Lillianna Byington |Maeve Sheehey |Zach Williams
DOGE’s Foreign Aid Cuts Up for a VoteFor Republicans in the House, it’s ratification day for a $9.4 billion chunk of the Elon Musk-DOGE agenda. Look for the majority party to say yes to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind previously enacted money to provide help abroad and support pubic broadcasting here at home. It’s a vote that will let the GOP rank and file show their party’s president that they endorse the agenda he’s setting.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Roxana Tiron |Ken Tran |Kate Ackley
Pinning Down the Tax BillTurns out the House only thought it was done with the first round of action on the giant debt limit-spending cut-tax bill. Several swaths of the package are in line to be deleted because the legislation wasn’t written in a way that complies with Senate budget rules, BGOV’s Ken Tran reports. Among the provisions that will need do-overs are the ones targeting an energy assistance program and Medicaid provisions related to the Social Security Act.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Roxana Tiron |Ken Tran |Jack Fitzpatrick
Questions for HegsethToday’s the day Pete Hegseth appears before House appropriators as the head of the Pentagon. The topic is supposed to be spending priorities for the next fiscal year but there are so many other potential lines of questioning it could be challenging for his critics to focus on expenditures. The hearing comes a day after the activation of Marines for an anti-protest show of force. It’s less than a week before a costly Washington DC parade celebrating the Army’s birthday.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Ellen M. Gilmer |Ganny Belloni
Wallet OpenerOne of the few appropriations subcommittees that doesn’t have to worry about distributing spending cuts will meet today for the first votes on next year’s homeland security bill. The draft House legislation would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the lead agency carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, almost a billion dollars above current levels.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Zach Williams |Greg Giroux |Ken Tran
Red MeatNext week brings either a golden political opportunity or a risky lion’s den trip as blue-state governors travel to Capitol Hill to answer questions about “sanctuary” ordinances. “Reckless sanctuary states like Illinois, Minnesota, and New York are actively seeking to obstruct federal immigration enforcement,” House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) said while announcing Thursday’s hearing with Govs.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.bgov.com | Katherine Rizzo |Jack Fitzpatrick |Skye Witley |Erin Durkin
Exclusive: Mar-a-Lago Neighborhood Landlords Tax the TaxpayersThe $13.3 million that property owners are charging the government for renting three houses near Mar-a-Lago reflects a steep markup from the rates charged in the same Palm Beach neighborhood five years ago, Jack Fitzpatrick reports. A five-bedroom house with a pool and cabana will cost taxpayers $1.44 million per year through 2028.
