At a March 18 hearing, advocates and 911 workers urged lawmakers to make the Fire & EMS medical director the clinical head of OUC and to update how DC funds 911. The bills aim to lock training, oversight and NG911 upgrades into law.

Sen. James Lankford defended Oklahoma's voter‑roll cleanups and says he'll push SAVE Act fixes to protect married women and tighten mail‑ballot checks.

Two bills in the Louisiana Legislature would limit climate lawsuits and ban state spending on net‑zero programs. Critics warn the measures could block parish claims used to fund coastal restoration.

Sen. Rick Scott introduced two bills that would tie UASI and event‑security grants to local cooperation with ICE, potentially rerouting withheld funds to ICE and setting up court fights.

Acting President Delcy Rodríguez replaced Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López with Gen. Gustavo González López on March 18, reshaping Venezuela’s security leadership amid U.S. legal pressure.

Sen. Chris Murphy accused the White House of running a "grift" after a Never Surrender fundraising email offered donors private national-security briefings and used a photo from a Dover dignified transfer.

A NOTUS data review finds roughly three-quarters of U.S. senators report seven-figure net worths; the median senator is far wealthier than a typical household when home equity is excluded.

Federal law raised the ABLE qualifying age to 46, opening tax‑advantaged savings to millions more — including many veterans in the Twin Cities.

The White House is preparing a temporary waiver of summertime gasoline rules to allow E15 sales and try to blunt a crude‑driven price spike at the pump.

Unidentified drones were tracked over Fort McNair in D.C., where Secretaries Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth live; security teams briefly weighed relocating them while investigators review data.

After touring Houston’s federal detention site, Rep. Christian Menefee criticized conditions and said he will oppose funding for ICE unless enforcement priorities change. The facility is run by CoreCivic and serves hundreds of detainees.

A North Dakota family‑run firm tied to Fisher Sand & Gravel has reportedly become billionaires after winning billions in DHS border contracts, drawing environmental and procurement scrutiny.

At Rice University, Chief Justice John Roberts warned Tuesday that personal attacks on judges risk real‑world violence and “have got to stop,” remarks that landed amid a recent court clash with the White House.