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Making Congressional Inquiries Easierby John Carr

Before the Letter Arrives: Preparing for the Next Wave of Congressional Oversight

Who’s Watching the Watchdogs? House Demands Answers After Scathing Audit of Inspectors General

Congress is demanding answers after a review found that inspectors general—the federal officials charged with weeding out agency waste and fraud—are failing to police their own. Th...

Burlison talks oversight in Washington, pushes for transparency

Southwest Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison says concerns over Pentagon spending and political infighting in Congress are complicating efforts to conduct oversight in Washington.D...

Bill proposes giving more authority to Intelligence Community Inspector General

Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) and U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R- IA) would provide the Inspector General for the Intelligence Community with critical law e...

US Congress Opens Formal Probe into Kalshi and Polymarket, Targeting KYC and Trade Surveillance

On Friday, the House Oversight Committee sent formal information requests to Kalshi and Polymarket, demanding internal records on identity verification and trade surveillance, esca...

Federal Agency Spending Review Ramps Up in Congress

The appropriations process directing use of federal funds in fiscal year 2027 has begun in earnest, with hearings and markups scheduled in both chambers over the next several weeks...

Before the Letter Arrives: How Companies Should Prepare for Congressional Investigations

Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says he requested information from Kalshi and Polymarket on th...

Justin Papp / CNBC: Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says he requested information from Kalshi and Polymarket on their efforts to prevent insider trading ...

Ohio Officials Testify Before Fraud Task Force

The House Oversight Committee task force, led by Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, met on Wednesday to study Medicaid fraud in Ohio. Lawmakers heard from The Daily Wire’s Luke Rosiak, as...

Don’t Look Now, But Congress Is Actually Working To Fight Fraudulent Spending

From hearings to markups to floor consideration, lawmakers finally appear to be taking measures to crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse.

Congress Scrambles on FISA as Pulte Appointment Sparks Revolt

(By Carolina Lumetta/RealClear Wire) – One week ago, Congress was sailing toward relatively easy passage of a bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillan...

Justice Gorsuch’s Slaughter Opinion is a Direct Threat to Congress

In light of recent Supreme Court rulings, Congress should act now to assert the full extent of its authority over the federal bureaucracy. The post Justice Gorsuch’s <i>Slaug...

What Congress Should Do About the President’s Sweetheart Deal in Trump v. IRS

Tax law experts offer three actions that Congress must take to fully unwind the Trump administration’s settlement and hold its architects accountable. The post What Congress Shoul...

Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Data Privacy Bill

Committee members expressed the need for a national privacy standard while also expressing concerns.

Bipartisan JobsOhio Oversight Bill Gets First Hearing

By Nick EvansStates Newsroom A bipartisan measure creating new oversight for JobsOhio got its first hearing Tuesday. The bid for greater transparency comes after a podcast scandal...

Congress and Insider Trading: The Rules Don’t Apply When You Make the Rules

Early in my career, I managed money for a federal judge. She couldn’t hold a single stock. No individual securities, no sector bets, no company-specific exposure of any kind. Any r...

Congress Scrambles on FISA as Pulte Pick Sparks Revolt

One week ago, Congress was sailing toward relatively easy passage of a bill to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes intelligence a...

Reps launch probe into alleged funding of PFIPC

The House of Representatives has constituted an ad hoc committee to interface with the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, the Director-General of the Budget Office, and othe...

The Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act (H.R. 6506): A Crucial Legislative Response to Commissioner v. Zuch

HR 6506, Passed by the US House of Representatives, May 19, 2026 On May 19, 2026, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6506, the Taxpayer Due Process Enhancement Act. For...

White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal Grants

White House Aims to Establish Political Oversight of Federal Grants Ryan Quinn Fri, 05/29/2026 - 03:00 AM The Office of Management and Budget published l...

Lawmakers Eye Openings on Tax Panels

“A giant wave of departures is set to hit Capitol Hill’s tax writing committees in the next Congress, jumpstarting the competition to fill some critical gaps in institutional knowl...

When Congress “overrides” the court

The Supreme Court’s April 29 ruling curtailing a key provision of the Voting Rights Act cleared the way for last-minute redistricting pushes in states such as Louisiana and Tenness...

Congress Strikes Back

Congress is defying the President on Iran, Ukraine, the slush fund, and more.