Capitol Police nixes its equity and inclusion office
In its equity and inclusion strategic plan for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, the department published a series of tables breaking down its diversity by race/ethnicity and gender.
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Kennedy to testify before Congress next week amid CDC tumult
Kennedy is scheduled to appear Sept. 4 for a hearing on the president’s 2026 health care agenda, according to the committee’s website, where he’ll likely face questions about the departure of Susan Monarez
New Capitol Police chief faces DC takeover, member security
strategic locations several years ago as a pilot program, upon review by the Capitol Police Board there has been insufficient return on investment for this program," House appropriators wrote in fiscal 2026
Budget maneuvers expected to reduce NIH funding opportunities
The National Institutes of Health will be able to fund fewer research grants in fiscal 2026, even if Congress provides increased funding for the agency, due to Trump administration budget maneuvers.
Republicans brush aside Trump plan to slash NIH funding
House Republican appropriators plan to disregard the White House’s proposed 40 percent cut to the National Institutes of Health budget for fiscal 2026, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the
Shuttle Discovery’s Texas transfer launches cost concerns
Morelle, D-N.Y., during the markup of its fiscal 2026 Interior-Environment funding bill that would bar any funds provided for the Smithsonian Institution to be used for the planned transfer.
House, Senate panels differ on future of hate crime grants
House and Senate appropriators are divided in their fiscal 2026 spending bills on whether to zero out funding for grants authorized under two laws focused on addressing hate crimes.Â
Hill looks to boost safety of military flights near airports
The House Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill would forbid military helicopter training flights within a 30-mile radius of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, or DCA
Spending bills reject Trump plans for DOJ overhaul
But buried in the fine print, fiscal 2026 funding bills from both the House and Senate signal that lawmakers are not on board with the overhaul proposals.
Thune seeks to kick off appropriations on Senate floor
Senate Majority Leader Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has set up a Tuesday test vote on taking up the first fiscal 2026 spending bill, the generally popular measure funding military construction projects and
Grand Canyon fire is new blow to Park Service hit by staff cuts
And the House version of the fiscal 2026 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill would cut the Park Service budget by $213 million, to $3.1 billion, according to a Republican summary of the legislation
CBO finds health agency cuts would result in fewer new drugs
The analysis, requested by Senate and House Democrats, will likely become a main talking point for them during the fiscal 2026 appropriations process.
Trump’s proposed NOAA cuts meet Senate appropriators’ opposition
The Trump administration proposed cutting NOAA’s fiscal 2026 budget to $4.5 billion — a 27 percent, nearly $1.7 billion reduction from the estimated fiscal 2025 spending.Â
GOP narrowly advances rescissions package to Senate floor
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought agreed to provide an unspecified amount to mitigate the impact on Native American reservations from the cancellation of $1.1 billion in advance fiscal 2026
GOP spending bills run into intraparty friction in House
House Republican appropriators are running into headwinds in their attempt to move fiscal 2026 spending bills before the August break, struggling both with a tight schedule and intraparty differences on
Lawmakers mull a pricey air traffic control ‘wish list’
House appropriators are scheduled Monday to mark up the fiscal 2026 Transportation Department spending bill, which will include funding for the FAA’s facilities and equipment.
Deadly Texas flooding puts Trump’s past talk of eliminating FEMA to the test
The devastation in Texas could cause lawmakers, even some Republicans, to question the administration’s proposed cuts to FEMA spending in the administration’s fiscal 2026 budget. Â
Appropriators advance Legislative Branch bill without GAO cuts
Senate appropriators approved their fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch bill Thursday, which would boost spending for Congress by roughly 5 percent and avoid cuts to the Government Accountability Office.
Law enforcement groups oppose proposed anti-drug program cuts
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request proposes to move the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to the Justice Department, while
Fresh off Trump firings, Library of Congress stares down a proposed budget cut
According to a Republican summary of the proposal, the Library of Congress would receive $767.6 million in funding in fiscal 2026, $84.5 million below current levels of funding.