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Director’s Desk
Kristin Nicholson
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April 2026
Dear Friends: Though Congress remains on recess this week, April should be an exceptionally busy month on the Hill. The President’s FY2027 budget request, released last week, seeks a major
The Shutdown Continues: Notes from a House-Senate standoff
Matt Glassman
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April 2026
Tracking government funding, and particularly the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding has been unusually volatile and confusing this year. Given that Congress has already begun work on next year’s
The Spending Deal, SAVE Act, and Tariffs
Josh Huder
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February 2026
On the latest episode of Congress, Two Beers In, Laura, Matt, and Josh discuss the January/February spending deal to reopen the government, the Save Act, and the Supreme Court’s tariff
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