OUR PERSPECTIVES

Check out our latest infographic highlighting where the risks of a government shutdown are most likely to emerge. Click here or the image...

With the 2026 elections just over a year away, more current members of Congress are setting their sights on new offices. Check out the...

With less than a week left to avoid a government shutdown, virtually no high-level meetings have taken place to discuss an agreement to...

Despite everyone urgently positioning to “win” the government shutdown, allowing funding to lapse is both bad policy and bad politics. ...

The remaining 2025 legislative agenda is significant (and growing).  It would be more than a miracle if Congress were to complete its...

Check out our latest infographic for key takeaways from President Trump’s Executive Order on grantmaking and its potential impacts. Click...

Last week, the “Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission” released its highly anticipated MAHA strategy , which provided more details...

With only 10 legislative days left to keep the government open, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the appropriations debate will...

Check out this week's #AppropriationsUpdate for details on timing considerations for the pending continuing resolution and dates for some...

The President has signed 31 bills into law since January 20th. Check out our latest infographic outlining which  committees have had the...

The trade policy landscape has been tough to navigate in recent months, given the amount and scale of announcements (and changes to those...

After more than a month back home, the House and Senate return next week to a policy agenda that is equal parts uncertain and politically...

The consensus in D.C. is that FY26 appropriations negotiations before October 1 st  are going to use up most of Congress’s bandwidth for...

After rescinding $9.1 billion in State Department and public broadcasting funding last month, many Republican lawmakers are worried about...

In DC, federal priorities are oftentimes only as compelling as the strength of their local stories. Congressional offices want to know...

The funding process is always important, and the annual legislative progress is often analyzed based on whether all twelve appropriations...

Members of Congress have mixed reactions to the Trump Administration’s planned reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ....

We are in for a busy month when Congress returns in early September. With appropriations and authorizing deadlines, as well as external...

While it may be a bit early to determine what broad trends there will be around Congressional retirements announced in advance of the...

Since 1938, duty-free “de minimis” shipments have been a regular way of importing products directly to consumers.  The process was...