New Order Tightens Pentagon Rules on Foreign Critical Materials
Executive Order 14416 narrows waivers that let defense contractors buy strategic materials from covered foreign nations and orders a supply-chain mapping rulemaking.
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Senate Passes $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Package
A 52-47 reconciliation vote routes roughly $38.5 billion to ICE and $26 billion to border operations, the largest single expansion of enforcement funding on record.
GAO's Annual Report Counts $132 Billion in Unclaimed Savings
The 16th yearly duplication report identifies 610 unresolved fixes across federal programs and a savings estimate that keeps growing faster than Congress acts.
Supreme Court Takes Up Colorado Preschool Exclusion Case
The justices agreed on April 20, 2026 to decide whether Colorado may exclude Catholic preschools from its universal program over same-sex-parent admissions policies.
Senate Kills 20-Year Mining Ban Near Boundary Waters
A 50-49 vote approves a Congressional Review Act resolution nullifying the federal land withdrawal that shielded the Rainy River watershed from copper-nickel mining.
Senate Confirms Markwayne Mullin to Run Homeland Security
The 54-45 vote hands the senator from Oklahoma the largest reorganization and enforcement portfolio in the cabinet mid-shutdown.