Legislative Watch

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Teachers’ Unions Are Losing One of Their Government Perks

State lawmakers are limiting the special advantages that let teachers’ unions lobby on the public dime.Teachers’ unions have long enjoyed access to public payroll systems and facilities that no privat...

2026-07-15

Presidential Documents Executive Orders 7/10 ?

DCPD-202600368 - Remarks at a Memorial Day Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia

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2026-07-15

House Appropriations Committee Committees & Hearings 7/10 ?

Cole Floor Remarks on H.R. 8595, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (As Prepared for the Record)

Cole Floor Remarks on H.R. 8595, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (As Prepared for the Record)I thank my distinguished friend – and Vice Chair of t...

2026-07-15

Second Amendment Foundation Regulations 8/10 ?

SILENCERCO JOINS SAF AS NEWEST GOLD-LEVEL CORPORATE PARTNER

BELLEVUE, Wash. — July 15, 2026 — The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) is pleased to announce that American-made suppressor manufacturer SilencerCo has joined the organization as the newest Gold-leve...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

This July 4, at 250 Years, Let Us Rededicate Ourselves to Protecting Our Elections

America has much to celebrate this July 4, but also much to do. Even after 250 years, the task of conserving the Republic given to us by our Founding Fathers is a never-ending struggle.Fortunately, we...

2026-07-15

Presidential Documents Executive Orders 7/10 ?

DCPD-202600376 - Executive Order 14409—Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security

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2026-07-15

House Appropriations Committee Committees & Hearings 7/10 ?

Diaz-Balart Floor Remarks on H.R. 8595, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (As Prepared for the Record)

Diaz-Balart Floor Remarks on H.R. 8595, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (As Prepared for the Record)Mr./Madam Chair: I am pleased to present the F...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Supreme Court Must Rein in D.C. Court of Appeals

To paraphrase the Bard, something is rotten in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court is starting to notice.Since 2018, the D.C. Court of Appeals has issued controversial cri...

2026-07-15

Presidential Documents Executive Orders 7/10 ?

DCPD-2021ACTSAPPROVED - Acts Approved by the President

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2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Blaming Trump for the Latest Outbreak of Ebola Is Absurd

The Trump administration is again coming under fire for last year’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Why now? Because it’s being blamed for an outbreak of the deadly Ebola...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

The Heritage Guide to Historic Sites: Rediscovering America’s Heritage

The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield, and patriot grave, to every living heart and hearthstone, all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again t...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Greenspan's Bailout Legacy Is Warsh's Straitjacket

Eulogies tend to laud the departed, not criticize them, so it's no surprise that the death of Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve Chairman, at age 100 prompted people to say nice things about h...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

AUKUS Needs an American Nuclear Submarine—Now

The Australia-U.K.-U.S. effort (AUKUS) to develop an indigenous nuclear submarine program in Australia is nearing a major milestone: arrival of the first rotationally based nuclear submarine. Per theo...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Smartphones Didn’t Ruin Fertility, The Left Did

A new studyclaims smartphones are the main driver ofthe collapsing U.S. birth rate, which has fallen by one-quarter since 2007. So did the iPhone eat the kids, or is there another reason Americans are...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Housing Bill Is a Good Start, But Much Work Remains

President Donald Trump’s refusal to sign the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, which proponents argued would help with the nation’s lingering housing affordability crisis, surprised a lot of people. L...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

DEI Is a Threat to the Republic

DEI Is a Threat to the RepublicTestimony beforeThe Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional AbusesThe Committee on Oversight and Government ReformUnited States House of...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Supreme Court’s Awful Ruling Encourages China’s Hunan Horse to Invade America

Bad Supreme Court decisions are nothing new, but on the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara, the justices laid an egg that will hatch some ugly ducklings.The court ruled that children born h...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Response to Venezuela’s Crisis Proves That America Can Still Help in Substantial Ways—Even Without USAID

Critics of President Trump insist that his administration has bungled its response to the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. They blame hisdismantlingof the U.S. Agency for International Developmen...

2026-07-15

Heritage Foundation CRS & CBO Analysis 8/10 ?

Latin America Shifts Toward Market-Oriented Conservatism

Socialist policies are quickly becoming ideological candy to progressives.In the New York primaries, seven of eight democratic socialists won their bids. Politicians are becoming increasingly supporti...

2026-07-15

Presidential Documents Executive Orders 7/10 ?

DCPD-2016ACTSAPPROVED - Acts Approved by the President

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2026-07-15