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Articles by Chris Nehls
DHS Funding During the Shutdown
When Congress failed to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of this fiscal year in February, almost all of its employees began to work without pay. That situation changed, however, on April 3, when President Donald Trump issued a memorandum ordering the DHS secretary and director of the Office of Management and Budget to “use funds that have a reasonable and logical nexus to the functions of DHS” to pay its employees and issue back pay.
Trading on Reform
House Administration Committee markup of a limit on Members’ stock trading As the appropriations process has accelerated, members’ instincts for self-preservation have kicked in. By large margins, lawmakers have restored funding in five appropriations bills for FY2026 in a number of programs targeted by the Trump Administration that have importance in many districts. They rejected massive cuts this week to science funding at the National Science Foundation, NASA, and NOAA.
The Speaker Who Silenced the House
The last time the House of Representatives held a vote was September 19, 2025, thirty-one days ago. Since then, Speaker Johnson adjourned the chamber and refused to let it come into session to conduct business, holding only pro forma sessions.
President Trump Invokes Emergency Powers for New Tariffs
In his April 2 executive order on tariffs and previous orders announcing tariffs on Chinese, Canadian, and Mexican imports, President Trump used the National Emergencies Act of 1976 (NEA) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977. This raises two important questions: Do the National Emergencies Act and IEEPA allow the President to set tariffs, and is the current economic state actually an emergency?
Study Shows Social Media May Trump Email When Talking to Congress
Just a Handful of Social Media Comments Can Grab the Attention of Congress, Study Shows Advocacy campaigns have relied heavily on email for more than two decades, but a recent survey shows that a handful of well-conceived comments on social media may be just as effective as thousands of emails.
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