Context The spread of non-consensual intimate images—often called “revenge porn”—has become one of the most damaging and under-policed harms of the digital age. These images are frequently posted online without permission, sometimes by ex-partners, sometimes by hackers, and sometimes by strangers using stolen content. Once uploaded, they can
Context When natural disasters strike—wildfires, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes—the damage isn’t limited to homes and infrastructure. Families and small businesses often lose critical documents, face interrupted income, and struggle to meet deadlines for tax filings and payments. The IRS has authority to grant extensions, but that relief is
Context Every year, Congress is required to pass 12 appropriations bills that fund federal agencies—from defense and transportation to food safety inspectors and national parks. When lawmakers can’t agree by the start of the fiscal year on October 1, the government runs out of legal authority to spend
Context Fentanyl has become the deadliest driver of America’s overdose crisis. Originally developed as a powerful painkiller, illicit versions—often mixed into heroin, cocaine, or fake prescription pills—are cheap to produce and potent enough that just a few milligrams can be fatal. In recent years, fentanyl-related overdoses have
Context Stablecoins—digital tokens pegged to assets like the U.S. dollar—have exploded in popularity because they offer the convenience of crypto without wild price swings. They’re used for fast payments, remittances, and trading, but they’ve also grown into a $200+ billion market with almost no federal
Context In budget language, a rescission means the cancellation of funding that Congress already approved but that hasn’t yet been spent (or “obligated”). The Rescissions Act of 2025 cancels about $9.4 billion in these unspent funds. Most of the cuts come from international aid programs managed by the
Context In 2024, the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley shocked Georgia and the nation. The man charged with her death was a noncitizen who had been arrested before but released under immigration supervision. For many lawmakers, her death symbolized a gap in enforcement—noncitizens accused of crimes were
Context When pandemic-era foreclosure protections ended, many veterans suddenly had fewer safeguards than civilian borrowers with FHA or USDA loans. That meant veterans—ironically—faced a higher risk of losing their homes. Lawmakers stepped in to fix this imbalance, giving VA borrowers the same foreclosure-prevention tools others already had. At