Pew Research Center1h
Women account for 28% of lawmakers in the 119th Congress – unchanged from the last Congress
Women make up 28% of voting members in the 119th Congress – on par with their share in the last Congress, but a considerable ...
A Compliant Congress Earns High Marks, but Probably Not for Long
A major public poll indicates that Americans’ approval for Congress has soared, powered by a surge in positive assessments by ...
Staff at multiple agencies instructed not to speak to Congress, says Democrat
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) sent several letters on Thursday to various federal agency heads seeking answers regarding directives banning employees from speaking to Congress. “The ...
US agency staff told not to speak with Congress, lawmaker says
Staff at the U.S. farm, environment and interior agencies have been instructed by the Trump administration not to speak with ...
Ohio Republican pushes for Congress to act on Trump’s orders
Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) on Thursday urged Congress to act on President Trump’s executive orders, saying the national ...
Americans’ approval of Congress increases in February, but still falls short of majority support
The latest Gallup poll, conducted among 1,004 adults, found that Americans’ approval of Congress’ job performance this month ...
Why a full federal takeover of DC would require an act of Congress
As an indication of just how personal and petty this dynamic has become, the bill previously introduced in Congress proposing ...
Murkowski urges Congress to "stand up" and assert authority if Trump withholds funding
"It requires speaking out. It requires saying, 'That violates the law. That violates the authorities of the executive,'" Sen.
Republicans are pursuing separate paths to get Trump’s priorities through Congress
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has teed up a vote on a budget plan designed to give President Donald Trump an early policy ...
GOP senator on Musk’s cuts: ‘Congress can’t do anything except complain’
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley suggested Congress is powerless to stop cuts by DOGE. That’s plainly untrue.
MIT Technology Review2d
Congress used to evaluate emerging technologies. Let’s do it again.
A look back at the Office of Technology Assessment, the Congressional think tank that detected lies and tested tech.
HBCU commissioners reach out to Congress for help as legislation threatens their programs
The commissioners of four major historically Black conferences have sent a letter to the Congressional Black Caucus ...