WASHINGTON DC - The U. S. Congress is amid a heated debate over a Continuing Resolution (CR) bill, which has become controversial due to two specific provisi

After extended debate over the executive branch’s access to lawmakers’ communications, the committee adopted an amendment providing a special‑master review and voted to report HR 9098, a bill that tightens procedures for government seizure of congressional records and adds notice and delay protections.

At oral argument in DA25‑0187 intervenor counsel invoked Montana’s legislative privilege to oppose a subpoena for Senator Keith Regier, while plaintiffs argued narrow privilege and the public’s right to know; justices pressed on waiver, third‑party communications, and how privilege interacts with the right to know.