Congress

During a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing, Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) testified about the decline of independent private medical practices and characterized it as a contributing factor to the healthcare crisis and long patient wait times. The hearing occurred before the congressional recess.

U.S. Senate candidates in three battleground states participated in debate Thursday night that featured frequent personal attacks alongside substantive policy disagreement, according to PBS NewsHour coverage. Political analysts David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart discussed the debates and their implications for the upcoming congressional elections.

Kyla Scanlon, an independent economic and policy analyst, examines the regulatory gap surrounding artificial intelligence in the United States. Scanlon's analysis identifies specific systemic and political obstacles — including congressional gridlock and the absence of a designated federal AI oversight body — that have stalled...

On the Suspension of the Rules podcast, analysts Isaac Saul, Kmele Foster, and Ari Weitzman discuss forecasts for the 2026 midterm elections scheduled for less than one month away. Ari Weitzman predicts Democrats will gain control of both chambers through an unconventional path, with independent...

Former Australian Ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey stated he believes it is "highly likely" Republicans will lose control of the House and Senate in the upcoming midterm elections. According to Hockey's analysis, if Democrats gain control of Congress, the Trump administration would face...

Senator Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally at Bakersfield High School to support Randy Villegas, a 31-year-old community college professor seeking to unseat Republican incumbent David Valadao in California's 22nd Congressional District. Valadao has represented the district for over 12 years. According to CalMatters, the...

The SEC approved the first 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded products within five days, according to financial analyst Scott Melker. Simultaneously, the CFTC proposed a federal rulebook for leveraged retail crypto trading, and the Treasury withdrew two proposed rules that would have imposed reporting...

During a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing held before the Congressional recess, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) spoke about the costs of student loans for graduate students, according to Forbes Breaking News.

Brazil's presidential election is headed to a runoff, Democracy Now! reports, after leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received 45 percent of Sunday's vote and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro received 47 percent, with neither candidate reaching the 50 percent threshold required to win outright....

In a segment aired by 60 Minutes, Senator Thom Tillis addressed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's approach to Iran policy, offering a congressional perspective on the Trump administration's strategy toward the country.

Actress and former Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament Rukmini Mallick, known professionally as Koel Mallick, formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kolkata. The BJP announced her as its candidate for an upcoming Rajya Sabha by-election in West Bengal. The move represents a party defection...