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Objective explainers of major policy debates — issues and pending legislation.
The House-passed FISA Section 702 Reauthorization bill (approved 235–191 on April 29, 2026) extends for three years the authority of U.S. intelligence agencies to collect electronic communications of non-U.S. persons located abroad without an individual court order, while adding incremental oversight measures but stopping short of a warrant requirement before searching incidentally collected Americans' data.
Health Insurance & ACA encompasses the regulatory and subsidy architecture governing how Americans obtain health coverage — through ACA marketplaces, employer-sponsored plans, Medicaid, and Medicare — as well as ongoing policy debates over premium affordability, insurance market rules, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices, and the role of government in subsidizing and regulating private insurance.
Climate and energy policy encompasses the laws, regulations, and public investments that govern how the United States produces and consumes energy, manages greenhouse gas emissions, and responds to climate change. Central debates involve the pace of transition away from fossil fuels, the future of clean-energy tax incentives, federal land leasing for oil and gas, electric vehicle adoption, and the role of nuclear power.
Immigration policy refers to the laws, regulations, and executive actions governing who may enter, remain in, and become a citizen of the United States, including rules for legal admission, asylum and refugee protection, enforcement against unauthorized presence, and pathways to permanent residency or citizenship.