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ANALYSIS: The House bans insider trading by lawmakers, fifteen years too late
On July 22, 2026, the House of Representatives passed the Stop Insider Trading Act by a vote of 232 to 198 , a bill…
DECODING: House kicks the shutdown can to December 4 and calls it a plan
On July 21, 2026, the House of Representatives voted 220 to 205 to extend federal funding until December 4 , a bill its authors…
ANALYSIS: Trump Asks the Supreme Court to Erase an $83.3 Million Verdict
Donald Trump's lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to throw out an $83.3 million defamation verdict awarded to E. Jean Carroll , according to…
COMMENTARY: The Tarp Stays Up, and So Does the Question Nobody Answers
A tarp. That is what currently covers part of the facade of the Kennedy Center , in Washington, while a federal appeals court decides…
INVESTIGATION: Comey Fights His Indictment, and the Seashell Case Unravels
A photo of seashells arranged on a beach, posted to Instagram, was enough to turn former FBI director James Comey into a man indicted…
FACT CHECK: 33%, the Lowest Supreme Court Approval Gallup Has Ever Measured
Thirty-three percent. That is the approval rating of the U.S. Supreme Court measured by Gallup in a poll published July 28, 2026, a record…
DECODING: Five Votes Beat Four, and Lisa Cook Keeps Her Fed Seat
Five votes against four. That is the margin by which the U.S. Supreme Court kept Lisa Cook in her seat as a governor of…
ANALYSIS: Trump asks the Supreme Court to validate his mail-voting limits
The Trump administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Monday, July 27, 2026 , asking it to enforce Executive Order 14399…
DECODING: OPEC+ opens the taps as the Hormuz crisis changes shape
Seven OPEC+ countries — Saudi Arabia , Russia , Iraq , Kuwait , Kazakhstan , Algeria and Oman — approved a production increase of…