Government power in US is a swirl of checks and balances
Article II of the Constitution said executive power would be vested in the president but didn't specify what those powers specifically were.
Congress
Bollinger ready to vie for US, Canada, Finland icebreaker contracts
The company will build Polar Security Cutters for the U.S. as it signs an icebreaker pact with Canada and Finland.
House defense bill takes aim at telework for DoD employees, contractors
Republicans especially have taken issue with lingering telework that spiked in use during the pandemic, though it has been a tool in government for decades
House says no to returning Confederate memorial to Arlington
An amendment to the House version of the annual defense bill that would return a Confederate memorial to Arlington National Cemetery failed to pass.
House defense bill would undo Pentagon’s abortion travel policy
The benefit in question provides reimbursement of travels costs to get access to otherwise noncovered reproductive health care services.
Defense spending bill would defund Biden’s Gaza pier
A series of Republican amendments to multiple defense bills would ban funding for the Gaza pier.
Senate Republicans block bill to expand IVF coverage for fed workers
Among Republicans, only Sen. Susan Collins, Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, Alaska, voted yes.
Trump returns to Capitol Hill and whips up Republican lawmakers
A packed room of House Republicans sang “Happy Birthday” to Trump in the private breakfast meeting at GOP campaign headquarters across the street.
Congress still waiting on Osprey crash, safety documents from Pentagon
Lawmakers haven't received more details on Osprey proprotor gearboxes, a component that was a factor in the 2023 crash off Japan that killed eight airmen.
White House takes aim at shipbuilding, other measures in defense bill
The White House noted its concerns with the FY25 defense policy bill's shipbuilding plans, an east coast missile defense site and contractor pricing data.
Senate Democrats’ bill would reaffirm nonpartisan State Department
Senators introduced a new bill, titled the State Department Integrity and Transparency Act, to ensure a State Department workforce based on merit.
