A persistent shortage of affordable rental housing for the nation's poorest households is the central tension underlying a Congressional Research Service...
Trucks carry approximately 65 percent of U.S. freight by weight and 75 percent by cargo value, making commercial trucking central to the nation's supply...
Medicaid and Medicare play outsized roles in funding and access to nursing home care in the United States. As of July, 14,693 long-term care facilities with...
The House Committee on Natural Resources will meet September 15 to mark up 17 bills covering wildlife management, endangered species, public lands, tribal...
WuXi AppTec Sales LLC, a U.S.-based subsidiary of a Chinese biotech firm, has switched lobbying representation after a federal designation threatened its...
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published September 11 examines Senate staff pay, and the data reveal stark disparities in compensation...
Approximately eighty percent of women experience menopause symptoms, yet only four to six percent of American women currently receive hormone replacement...
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa held a hearing September 1 on countering Houthi terrorism and protecting U.S....
House staff compensation has emerged as a focal point for congressional operations, with a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report documenting...
A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report tracking Senate committee staff pay finds that compensation for some key positions has moved in...
House committee staff in 14 selected positions had median pay ranging from $69,910 for staff assistants to $228,032 for staff directors in 2025.
Energy Action Fund, the advocacy arm of the Energy Foundation, hired Lot Sixteen LLC to lobby Congress on clean energy and environmental issues. The...
Members' base salaries have remained frozen at $174,000 since 2009, while their own staff can now earn up to $228,000 annually, creating a situation where...
Congress is reshaping federal nutrition standards for school meals after more than a decade of low-fat-only rules. The law, enacted on January 14,...
Smithfield Foods is lobbying on science-based animal welfare standards and Farm Bill reauthorization while contending with U.S. scrutiny of its foreign...
Honeywell International Inc. ended its contract with Etherton and Associates Inc. on June 30, according to a termination filing signed on September 11.
Interior Department regulations currently exclude e-bikes from motorized vehicle definitions and allow their use on nonmotorized trails at managers'...
Michelin North America Inc. hired Boundary Stone Partners LLC as its lobbying firm on a new-client registration signed September 11. The tire manufacturer...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on September 16 to examine pending nominations. The hearing comes as artificial intelligence...
Child care affordability and access are policy topics for the hearing.
The House Subcommittee on Work and Welfare held a hearing September 1 examining the legacy of the 1996 welfare law and whether additional changes are needed...
The process of choosing Presidential Medal of Freedom awards over the decades was reviewed in a CRS report updated on September 11. The medal, often...
The House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing September 2 on advanced nuclear reactors, examining efforts to accelerate...