The Washington Inquisitor
Congress
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Four nominees await Senate homeland security committee action as Senate breaks for elections
President Trump’s picks to lead the Office of Government Ethics, serve as inspectors general at GSA and HUD, and sit on the Postal Regulatory Commission have no hearings scheduled, committee records show.
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Twenty-one third-quarter lobbying reports name Section 702 as reauthorization remains pending
The administration has asked Congress for a clean extension of Section 702. Lobbying reports for July through September show 17 clients still naming the surveillance authority, down from the second quarter.
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Gill reports $1.15 million to $2.6 million in bitcoin purchases as crypto market-structure bill stalls in the Senate
At least 13 current and former House members reported crypto or crypto-linked trades since late 2024, led by Rep. Brandon Gill’s eight bitcoin purchases. Reps. Byron Donalds and Mike Collins, both on…
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Congress has enacted 134 laws with five weeks left in its session, a records review shows
The 119th Congress has enacted 134 public laws, more than its predecessor at this point but fewer than the three before that. An Inquisitor review of congress.gov and House Clerk records breaks…
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Three of 38 House-passed foreign affairs bills have cleared the Senate this Congress
Congress.gov records show 25 House Foreign Affairs bills waiting at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, while four Senate Foreign Relations bills sit at the House desk. A religious freedom commission reauthorization cleared…