WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled. * * * Litigation CREW v. FEC (Case No. 25-4116) On December 26, the Commission filed an Answer in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. * * * Public Disclosure On December 30, the Office of the Inspector General made public its report on Management and Performance Challenges Facing the FEC   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-383) on the Destroying Unnecessary, Misaligned and Prohibitive Red Tape Act (H.R. 4305), which aims to direct the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration to establish a Red Tape Hotline to receive notifications of burdensome agency rules. The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on Nov. 21, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * I. Purpose and Bill Summary On July 10, 2025, Re  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 2 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * North Fort Hood: Last stop before home, first step to what's next for Army Reserve Soldiers * FORT HOOD, Texas - The buses don't arrive quietly. They never do. They roll through the gates before sunrise, headlights cutting through the dust and cold, carrying Soldiers who are already somewhere else in their minds. Some moving toward war, some moving away from it, others standing in the middl  more