Payton Anderson

House Leaders Cancel Votes for the Week After Republican Revolt

Members of the House of Representatives were sent home early yesterday after disagreements over immigration legislation and the Safeguard American…

3 weeks ago

Greg Casar Calls Out Slim Vote In SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Ruling

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship, Representative Greg Casar (D-TX) is warning that what may seem to…

3 weeks ago

House Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Kids Online Safety Bill

The House of Representatives voted 267-117 yesterday to pass the Kids Internet and Digital Safety (KIDS) Act, a strongly supported…

3 weeks ago

Congress Wants Its Own AI, But Can It Trust the Data?

With AI becoming more common in research and policymaking, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) is asking Congress for $1.6 million…

3 weeks ago

Fraud, Funding and Politics Collide in Ongoing Medicaid Debate

A federal crackdown on alleged Medicaid fraud is intensifying scrutiny of state programs, with members of Congress divided over both…

3 weeks ago

James Talarico Calls For a ‘Bigger’ Texas Built On Unity, Not Division

United States Senate candidate and Texas Representative James Talarico (D-TX) delivered a message of unity during his Texas Democratic Party…

3 weeks ago

Congress Looks to Curb SNAP Fraud As Enrollment and Program Costs Climb

With the Department of Justice’s fraud takedown efforts ramping up over the past few months, members of Congress continue to…

3 weeks ago

Lawmakers Continue Questioning Immigration Detention Site Safety

With the Trump administration’s expansion of immigration enforcement efforts, the living conditions of immigration detention centers are still being questioned…

3 weeks ago

Texas Democrats Warn Ending TPS Could Upend Communities Everywhere

Following yesterday’s United States Supreme Court decision that would allow the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for…

3 weeks ago

Drug Cartels Are Going Global — John Cornyn Wants to Stop Them

Although fentanyl deaths in the U.S. have declined as border enforcement efforts have increased, lawmakers warn that Mexican drug cartels…

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