Commerce

ADISA Lobbies as Alternative Investment Boom Accelerates

Alternative investment lobbying intensifies as ADISA spends $50,000 in Q4 2025, pushing for investor access expansion while defending against carried interest tax threats.

Macroeconomics

Joint Economic Committee Eyes a Radical Tax Overhaul: A Hearing Preview

The concept has circulated in academic and policy circles for over a decade. House Republicans floated a version in 2016 as part of Speaker Paul Ryan's...

Defense

Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing Puts Small Drone Industrial Base Under the Microscope

The Senate Armed Services Committee hearing scheduled for March 5, 2026, is zeroing in the question: Can the United States build enough small drones, fast...

Commerce

Genera PR Lobbies Amid Puerto Rico Energy Crisis, Congressional Scrutiny

Puerto Rico energy crisis deepens as Genera PR spends $54,000 lobbying Congress amid proposed investigations and competing renewable energy legislation.

Commerce

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Lobbies on Energy, History

Tribal energy lobbying by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe intensifies as the tribe pushes for the Tribal Energy Fairness Act and federal redress for the Dakota Removal Act.

Commerce

Dendreon Lobbies VA on Prostate Cancer Pathways

VA prostate cancer treatment lobbying intensifies as Dendreon Pharmaceuticals spends $59,650 in Q4 2025 targeting VA clinical pathways amid federal drug pricing changes.

Commerce

Tobacco-Free Kids Spends $980K Lobbying on Tax, Regulation Bills

Tobacco control lobbying intensifies as Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids spends $980K in Q4 2025, pushing tax equity and cessation bills amid federal rollbacks.

Macroeconomics

State Dept. Pitches Pax Silica as Tariff Tensions Divide Allies

The Trump administration is betting that commercial diplomacy and national security are inseparable—and it sent its point man to make the case. Under...

Culture

Judiciary Panel To Scrutinize Paramount’s Takeover of Warner Brothers

Senate Judiciary examines streaming industry consolidation as Paramount’s $111B Warner Bros. deal faces bipartisan scrutiny over worker power, theaters, and consumer choice.

Commerce

Joint Economic Committee Examines Offshore Tax Reform

Destination-based tax reform gets first major congressional hearing on March 4, 2026. Joint Economic Committee examines DbCFT proposal to reshape U.S. competitiveness.

Commerce

Senate Commerce Committee Eyes Two Critical Tech, Space Posts

Senate Commerce nominations hearing on March 5, 2026, will evaluate Arvind Raman for NIST leadership and Matthew Anderson for NASA Deputy Administrator.

Legislation

Trump Pushes Congress to Codify Drug Pricing Deals as GOP Balks — Legis1 Drug Pricing Roundup

1. Trump wants Congress to lock in his drug pricing deals — but his own party isn't sold. The president used his State of the Union address to push...

Environment

CITGO Petroleum Maintains In-House Lobbying Amid Energy Policy Shifts

CITGO Petroleum’s energy lobbying strategy shifts to in-house advocacy amid congressional debates over fuel standards, environmental taxes, and Venezuela sanctions policy.

Energy

Gevo Retains Bracewell for Tax and Regulatory Work

Gevo retained Bracewell LLP for $80K to navigate sustainable aviation fuel lobbying on tax credits and regulatory matters amid bipartisan congressional support.

Commerce

Cascade Company Hires IKON to Lobby on Counter-Drone Technology

Counter-drone lobbying heats up as Cascade Company retains IKON Public Affairs and veteran defense lobbyist Craig Snyder to navigate Congress’s expanding C-UAS legislation.

Commerce

Indian Pharma Group Lobbies on Drug Access, Supply Chain

Indian pharmaceutical lobbying escalates as the IPA spends $900K in Q4 2025 to protect market access amid U.S. reshoring efforts and landmark PBM reforms.

Commerce

Amgen Hires Crippen for Pharmacy Rebate Lobbying Push

Pharmacy rebate lobbying intensifies as Amgen hires Dan L. Crippen for $100K to navigate PBM reforms and congressional procedure amid sweeping legislative changes.