Legislative Watch

Capitol Hill closes April with a defeated Iran war powers resolution (47-50), passage of the 2026 Farm Bill (224-200), a unanimous Senate ban on prediction-market trading, a 45-day FISA 702…

FY 2027 appropriations advance in the House, the Senate adopts a 50-48 budget resolution amid the DHS funding standoff, CBO scores H.R. 8290 and H.R. 7723, a bipartisan TRIA reauthorization…

Defense Secretary Hegseth defends a $1.5 trillion FY27 Pentagon request before Senate Armed Services as the Senate tees up cloture on en bloc nominations and a three-year FISA Section 702…

Capitol Watch is The Investigative Journal’s daily digest tracking floor votes, committee hearings, oversight actions, and budget developments on Capitol Hill. Today’s edition covers Senate floor action on April 28,…

Capitol Watch is The Investigative Journal’s daily digest of legislative, oversight and budget activity on Capitol Hill, drawn from Congress.gov, committee filings and on-the-record statements. Senate clears reconciliation runway with…

Senate moves on ATF nominee Cekada; House takes up FISA Section 702 rewrite, the Farm Bill, and the FY26 budget resolution; King Charles III addresses Joint Meeting Tuesday.

Kevin Warsh's Fed confirmation hearing fractures Senate Republicans, House appropriators advance two FY27 bills, Oversight standoff with Pam Bondi deepens, and CBO flags widening deficit risk.

Senate adopts FY2026 budget resolution 50-48, kicking off reconciliation 2.0 for $70B in ICE/CBP funding. Plus FISA Title VII, CBO scores, FY27 markups, MATCH Act, and state AI laws.

Washington — April 22, 2026. Capitol Hill entered the midweek stretch with two parallel storylines dominating the calendar: Senate Republicans moving a $70 billion immigration-funding package through the reconciliation fast…

Senate Republicans move to unlock $70 billion for immigration enforcement via reconciliation as the DHS shutdown enters its 10th week; Armed Services Seapower probes unmanned vessels; Oversight subpoena standoff with…