Record-high diesel prices caused by ongoing conflict in the Middle East could continue to pressure US supply chains heading into the November midterm elections, and policymakers have few options to blunt the impact on businesses. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Housing advocates who scored wins in a sweeping law passed over the summer are engaged in a new fight — funding the grant programs that aim to increase the number of available homes. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Republican-led states hesitant about broad new rules for artificial intelligence are finding one area where lawmakers appear increasingly willing to act: protecting children. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

President Donald Trump told GOP voters to pretend he’s on the midterm ballot, but Republican lawmakers who need every vote in November are increasingly finding ways to distance themselves from the president. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

As Donald Trump took an aggressive stance on the global stage at the United Nations on Tuesday, several Senate Republicans were breaking from the president back in Washington. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Hopes for clinching a bipartisan permitting deal before the Senate leaves to campaign for the midterms are quickly evaporating, as an agreement remained elusive as of Tuesday evening. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

A GOP senator has been making the case to Senate leadership over the last few days that Democrats in the House would support a bipartisan deal to overhaul permitting. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

New Jersey will levy the largest fine against a data center in state history after its environmental protection agency found the Microsoft-backed facility violated state air pollution laws. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Mark Kelly, Possible 2028 Contender, To Unveil AI Workforce Bill news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Oil and gas producers would benefit from reduced fees, faster permitting, and more tax incentives during periods when domestic fuel supplies and prices are strained under Republican legislation introduced Tuesday. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The Trump administration is on track to let $725 million for bipartisan foreign policy initiatives expire at the end of the fiscal year, top Democrats warned on Tuesday. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Download the slides and get a recap of Tuesday’s discussion about military operations in Iran and the outlook for national security legislation. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

GOP Sen. Collins Escalates Alarm Over Proposed NIH Grant Change news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

A growing number of Republican lawmakers are calling for a ban on diesel exports as the key fuel hits record prices less than two months before the midterms in which the GOP potentially faces steep electoral losses. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

President Donald Trump justified his decision to go to war with Iran as the action of a leader who refuses to let problems fester, making his case to the United Nations for a more aggressive US foreign policy. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

A Republican senator is calling for an investigation into the Trump family’s financial dealings — including demanding testimony from Donald Trump Jr — in a sharp break with President Donald Trump. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

As Social Security faces a looming insolvency crisis, whoever takes over the panel in charge of it next Congress will have to navigate a politically fraught issue. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Opinion:  Companies that invest in relationships and coalitions with stakeholders — third-party groups with significant influence on Capitol Hill — are better positioned to protect their interests and influence federal policy. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

A federal appeals court Monday ruled against opponents of using Missouri’s 2025 congressional map in November, saying that switching back to older district lines after the state used the new map in its August primary would violate the US Constitution. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The crypto industry’s $30 million onslaught aimed at keeping Democrat Sherrod Brown from returning to Capitol Hill is sparking new attacks over the role of money in politics in Ohio’s tossup Senate contest and nationwide. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…