🎙️ On today’s Capital Clarity, Lynn and Cody unpack major procedural and policy moves in Congress. 🏛️ In the Senate, lawmakers set a new precedent making cloture on bundled nominations a simple majority vote, speeding up confirmations for dozens of mid-level executive, diplomatic, and regulatory posts. Debate on the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act continued, with amendments on casualty assistance, enactment dates, and oversight still pending. Committees advanced nominees for the Federal Reserve, NOAA, FERC, State Department, and more, while hearings covered topics from tribal self-determination to veterans’ spinal cord care. Over in the House, members passed bills reshaping judicial nominations and policing standards in the District of Columbia, along with a measure to modernize veterans’ benefits communications. Committees pushed forward on health, education, infrastructure, tax, and foreign policy, while the Helsinki Commission spotlighted conspiracy theories and democratic decline. ⚡ No spin, no fluff—just the essentials from Capitol Hill.