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With ICE's new budget, detention soars and conditions sink
Federal spending passed by Congress earlier this year included more than $76 billion through 2029 for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), about…
Dec 4
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Brandi M Vail
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GovTrack.us
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November 2025
Trump to label "left-wing" groups as domestic terrorist organizations, a designation with no significance in law
An investigation of “campaigns” by groups seeking “radicalization” could target an enormous range of everyday activity, despite the First Amendment…
Nov 18
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Chris Nehls
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GovTrack.us
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The shutdown is over after both sides caved
Democrats didn't get what they asked for, but they didn't go empty handed.
Nov 15
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Amy West
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Joshua Tauberer
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GovTrack.us
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Military attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea might just be murder, or the start of a war
Some analysts have speculated that the military campaign is more about forcing a regime change in Venezuela and asserting U.S. influence over the…
Nov 11
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Brandi M Vail
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GovTrack.us
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The Government Shutdown at Day 40: Where are we and how did we get here?
Democrats demand a revised bill that extends health care subsidies and House Republicans refuse to negotiate until after Democrats approve their plan. A…
Nov 9
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Joshua Tauberer
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GovTrack.us
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October 2025
Recent executive orders recap
24 executive orders have been published since our recap in August. Here is a summary of the new orders, plus a few we missed last time.
Oct 21
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Brandi M Vail
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GovTrack.us
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At the Center of the Government Shutdown, the Little-Known Office Calling the Shots
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is using the government shutdown as a smoke-screen for the Trump Administration's…
Oct 11
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Chris Nehls
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GovTrack.us
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Trump limits cashless bail in states and cities
Two executive orders attempts to limit cashless bail not at the federal level but in D.C. and other states and cities.
Oct 9
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Brandi M Vail
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GovTrack.us
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Congress fails to pass a government funding bill
Federal government agencies with yearly funding are set to shut down tonight (or did last night, if you’re reading this tomorrow).
Oct 1
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Joshua Tauberer
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GovTrack.us
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September 2025
Trump charts a course on AI policy
If the Administration restricts efforts to correct for algorithmic bias in the name of ideological neutrality, those AI systems will recapitulate many…
Sep 10
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Chris Nehls
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GovTrack.us
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Trump is weaponizing DOJ against his opponents
Trump is using the Department of Justice to hunt opponents who have gotten in his way, ending professional norms since Watergate that have kept federal…
Sep 4
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Chris Nehls
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GovTrack.us
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Learn how Congress directs government spending
President Trump's policies that change federal spending must go to Congress first. Here's how that works.
Sep 3
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Joshua Tauberer
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Amy West
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