Commerce
Export-Import Bank Faces December Reauthorization Deadline
The bank's December 31, 2026 authorization expiration looms, and lawmakers must decide whether to extend its authority and reshape its financing rules...
Eight Years of Escalating United States-China Trade War
U.S.-China tariffs have spiraled to levels not seen in decades, with the average American duty on Chinese goods reaching approximately 36.5 percent as of...
Trump Administration Moves to Expand Critical Mineral Seabed Mining
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to extract critical minerals from the ocean floor, with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)...
Tank Trailer Coalition Lobbies on Tariff Bills
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP was registered as the lobbying firm for American Tank Trailers Manufacturing Coalition on August 14, 2026, on Tariff Bills.
Drifters Riverfront Bar and Grill Ends Year-Long Lobbying Deal
A Florida-based restaurant has terminated its lobbying contract with Woodward, Pires & Lombardo PA, ending a year-long engagement focused on state...
Solidion Technology Hires Ballard Partners for Trade Lobbying
The company registered with Ballard Partners LLC in August 2026 to focus on domestic and foreign trade issues. The U.S. government aims to reduce its...
Section 232 expands presidential tariff power
A recent CRS report on Section 232 trade authority reveals a dramatic escalation in presidential power over tariffs and the shrinking role of Congress in...
Section 301 Becomes Primary Tariff Tool Post-Court Setback
A recent CRS report on Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 reveals how the second Trump Administration is reshaping a trade tool into an expansive tariff...
Guardrails Action Inc. Lobbies on Consumer, Labor Issues
Will Fischer registered as a lobbyist for Guardrails Action Inc., which is actively lobbying on Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Labor...
Altered Landscape For Nuclear Negotiations and Leverage With Iran
President Trump's February 2025 directive to pursue snapshots of sanctions set in motion events that culminated in European allies invoking the mechanism...
U.S. Declines To Renew USMCA And Imposes Mexico Tariffs
A recent CRS report on U.S.-Mexico trade relations arrives at a critical juncture. Mexico is now the top U.S. trading partner in goods and services, with...
Airbus Ends Lobbying Relationship With Invariant LLC
Airbus Americas Inc. terminated its lobbying engagement with Invariant LLC on August 13, 2026, according to a termination filing submitted to Congress.
U.S. Accelerates Seabed Mining for Critical Minerals
The U.S. is 100 percent net import reliant for six critical minerals found beneath American ocean waters: gallium, manganese, niobium, scandium, titanium,...
USTDA Seeks Authority Beyond Income Limits
A recent Congressional Research Service report examines the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, a little-noticed tool that the Trump Administration has...
U.S.-China Trade Fight Tests Limits of Presidential Tariff Power
A recent CRS report updated August 14 examines escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China, tracking tariff rates that have swung wildly over the...
Miller-Meeks Talks Farm Bill, Trade and E15 at Iowa Farm Visit
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks visited a southeast Iowa farm operation on August 15, 2026, where she discussed several policy priorities with the Hinnah...
U.S.-China Trade and Investment Decline Despite Push for Stability
U.S.-China trade relations are fracturing under a new policy approach that shifts away from years of explicitly naming Beijing as a strategic competitor,...
Alvotech Hires CGCN Group on Pharma Tariffs
Alvotech, an Icelandic pharmaceutical company, has hired a lobbying firm to navigate escalating tariff pressures on imported drugs. CGCN Group LLC...