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- The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 2026) provides $26.4 billion for FEMA disaster relief and $10.6 billion for ICE, while banning new border crossing fees for regular travelers. [Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act], [Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026]
- A new executive order creates a Task Force to Eliminate Fraud that targets "loopholes" in SNAP and Medicaid, specifically naming Minnesota and California as states that may lose federal funding if they don't tighten eligibility checks. [Government Benefits: New Task Force to Stop Fraud]
- The Critical Access for Veterans Care Act allows 4.7 million rural veterans to use local hospitals within 35 miles of their homes instead of driving long distances to VA facilities. [Critical Access for Veterans Care Act], [Improving Access to Care for Rural Veterans Act]
- The Deporting Fraudsters Act (H.R. 2026) makes any non-citizen deportable for committing food stamp or Social Security fraud and blocks them from using legal waivers to stay in the country. [Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026]
Top Issues
Policy stories with the biggest impact right now
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House Passes DHS Funding as Senate Debates SAVE America Act Amid TSA Pay Standoff
Congress is currently deadlocked over the SAVE America Act, a voter ID bill, while a partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security continues to cause significant disruptions to TSA operations and federal employee pay.
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White House Links Operation Epic Fury Success to Future Gas Price Relief
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Mitch McConnell Slams Joe Kent’s Resignation Letter for 'Virulent Anti-Semitism' and Isolationist Conspiracies
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Japan PM Takaichi Employs Restraint to Navigate Trump’s Pearl Harbor Remark During White House State Visit
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Trump threatens Iran with power plant strikes over Hormuz blockade
The Supreme Court Could Make it Harder to Vote by Mail in the Midterms
BBC World Service - Global News Podcast, Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen shipping channel
Iran unswayed by Trump's 48-hour deadline and threats to 'obliterate' energy infrastructure
The intensifying debate over the war against Iran, the ongoing DHS shutdown, and SAVE America Act
Trump tells Iran it has 48 hours to open Hormuz or US will 'obliterate' its power plants
Policy
Executive orders and bills with simple breakdowns
Trump Creates Task Force to Crack Down on Fraud in Welfare and Food Stamp Programs
Establishing the Task Force To Eliminate Fraud
Trump Orders Agencies to Cut Housing Regulations and Energy Mandates to Lower Construction Costs
Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction
Trump Signs Order to Cut Mortgage Regulations for Small Banks to Lower Homebuying Costs
Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit
Sen. Sanders Proposes 5% Wealth Tax on Billionaires to Fund Child Care and $60,000 Teacher Salaries
S 3956
Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act
Rep. Ciscomani Introduces Bill to Fund Homeland Security and Guarantee Back Pay for Federal Workers
H.R. 8029
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act
Sen. Hawley Introduces Bill to Ban Abortion Pill Mifepristone and Allow Lawsuits Against Makers
S 4066
Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act
Latest Changes
View all ›Rep. Landsman Introduces Bill to Stop Data Centers From Raising Home Electricity Bills
H.R. 8033 · No Harm Data Centers Act · 3 days ago
Rep. Ciscomani Introduces Bill to Fund Homeland Security and Guarantee Back Pay for Federal Workers
H.R. 8029 · Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act · 3 days ago
NTD NewsHouse Passes Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, Including $26B Disaster Relief Fund
H.R. 7147
Anadolu AgencySen. Sanders Introduces Resolution to Block Sale of 10,000 Bombs to Israel
S.J.Res. 137 · 4 days ago
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