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TIJ's weekly legislative tracker: CBO closes FY2026 with a $2.0 trillion deficit, the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act becomes law, new cost estimates on foreign-funding disclosure and grid security bills, and…
By Eduardo Bacci, The Investigative Journal Both chambers of Congress remain in their pre-election recess this week, but the absence of floor votes has not meant an absence of consequential…
Senate Judiciary examines Flock's license-plate surveillance network, the Protect College Sports Act clears cloture 70-21, and the Russia-Iran sanctions bill becomes law.
Senate reconvenes with S. 4668 pending, Hawley calls four surveillance CEOs to testify Wednesday, and FY2027 funding runs out December 11.
Congress cleared the Graham Russia-Iran sanctions act 262-159, passed an Iran war powers resolution 220-204, and held Leon Black in contempt 41-0.
Seven Republicans crossed party lines on an Iran war powers measure; the House held Leon Black in contempt; and the Senate cleared a path for the Protect College Sports Act.
Daily congressional digest: WRDA 2026 passes 415-9, DOJ fraud division bill clears the House, the Senate stalls the crypto market bill 49-50, war-powers votes line up, and the Sept. 30…
A bipartisan contempt referral in the Epstein inquiry, a one-vote defeat for the crypto CLARITY Act, a 74-24 advance for the college sports bill, and CBO's $38 billion Iran war…
TIJ's daily congressional digest: the Graham Russia-Iran sanctions package heads to a House vote, the Senate tees up a crypto market-structure test vote, and CBO pegs the FY26 deficit at…
Both chambers were quiet this week, but Monday brings a judicial cloture vote and Tuesday a 60-vote test on crypto market structure — with government funding set to run out…