WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Kurt Couchman, a senior fellow in fiscal policy at Americans for Prosperity, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Balancing the Federal Budget: Examining Proposals for a Balanced Budget Amendment": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and members of the subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to discuss a well-crafted balanced budget amendment (BBA more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Brendan Duke, senior director at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Balancing the Federal Budget: Examining Proposals for a Balanced Budget Amendment": * * * Thank you, Chair Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and members of the Subcommittee. My name is Brendan Duke, and I am Senior Director for Federal Budget Policy at more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Walter G. Copan, vice president for research and technology transfer at Colorado School of Mines, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing American Energy Dominance and Exploring New Frontiers": * * * Chairman Gosar, Vice Chair Boebert, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the Subcommittee--thank you for the opportunity to testify. It is an honor to join more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- TThe House Homeland Security Committee released the following testimony by Daniel Hodges, a law enforcement officer with the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "When Badges Become Targets: How Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric Fuels Violence Against Officers": * * * Good morning, I was invited today to speak in my personal capacity, I suspect, because Ranking Member Thompson is familiar with my history, as I've been on the receivi more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Brittany Madni, executive vice president of the Economic Policy Innovation Center, from a Dec. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Balancing the Federal Budget: Examining Proposals for a Balanced Budget Amendment": * * * Chairman Roy, Ranking Member Scanlon, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. It is a particular honor to join th more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Michael Moates, executive director of Crosspoint Health, Wichita, Kansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration urging the agency's Pediatric Advisory Committee to review the relationship between prenatal acetaminophen exposure and child neurodevelopmental outcomes, specifically autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Moates stated that the topic is squarely within the committee's remit and justifies attenti more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Attorney Howard B. Adler, former deputy assistant treasury secretary for the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and Alex J. Pollock, senior fellow at the Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury concerning the implementation of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). The authors warned that the inclusion of uninsured deposits in domestic and foreign ban more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Justin Shubow, president of the National Civic Art Society, has submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation nominating himself for a position on the Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Council. The nomination (DOT-OST-2025-1194) emphasized his background as a leading proponent for traditional design and a widely quoted critic of contemporary architecture. The nominee is a former Chairman of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agenc more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * This Week in DOW: Unleashing AI, Growing Australian Partnership, Breaking Ground for Future Spacecom Home * In July, President Donald J. Trump released his plan for how the U.S. will become the dominant player in the global artificial intelligence race. The War Department is now playing a big role in that effort. Earlier this week, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth unveiled the department's own AI tool, GenAI.mi more