Commerce
South China Sea Disputes Test U.S. Allies and Defense Commitments
U.S. allies and partners like Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan depend on South China Sea waterways for trade.
Commerce
Mesabi Metallics Hires Babbage Cofounder for Tariffs
Mesabi Metallics Co. LLC is ramping up federal lobbying efforts as it prepares to open Minnesota's first new iron ore mine and pellet plant in nearly 50...
Commerce
Altana Technologies Lobbies on AI Supply Chain Issues
Altana Technologies is lobbying Congress on artificial intelligence supply chain issues, trade facilitation, and fentanyl detection. The company is also...
Commerce
General Cigar Lobbies on Cuba Trade Policy
General Cigar Co. Inc. has returned to active lobbying after a gap, registering with Continental Strategy LLC in August 2026 to push back on U.S. trade and...
Agriculture
Uni Ag Group Ends Checkmate Lobbying Deal
Checkmate Government Relations LLC reported $70,000 in lobbying fees for Uni Ag Group LLC in the Q2 2026 quarterly report covering April 1 – June 30, 2026,...
Defense
U.S.-Japan Alliance Deepens as Trade Tensions Threaten Relations
The Trump administration's approach to Japan between security partnership and trade pressure. A Congressional Research Service report examining U.S.-Japan...
Government Operations
SBA Overhauls 8(a) Program With New Social Disadvantage Test
The Small Business Administration released a final rule on August 11, 2026, establishing a new test for social disadvantage. A recent Congressional Research...
Commerce
Lexyl Travel Hires Ballard Partners to Lobby on Federal Trade Issues
Lexyl Travel Technologies LLC is entering the federal lobbying arena for the first time, retaining Ballard Partners LLC to navigate trade policy. This is a...
Commerce
IMVTA Ends Lobbying Campaign After 18-Month Tariff Fight
The International Motor Vehicle Trade Association (IMVTA), an organization of motor vehicle import professionals, filed a termination of its lobbying...
Commerce
President's Authority on Iranian Sanctions Remains Broad
Congress faces a fundamental constraint on its ability to check executive power over Iran sanctions. A Congressional Research Service report examining the...
Commerce
Qorvo Inc. Registers to Lobby on Trade Issues
Qorvo Inc., a Greensboro-based semiconductor manufacturer, registered with H.A. Cumber & Co. Inc. to lobby on trade and technology issues. The company has...
Defense
Export-Import Bank Halts Dual-Use Export Monitoring
A recent GAO report released on August 21, 2026, has exposed how the federal government tracks military-applicable technology exports financed by the...
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...
Commerce
China's Mature-Node Chip Share Rises, CRS Reports
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report released on August 20 examines China's dominance in mature-node semiconductor production and the U.S....
Government Operations
GAO: Fuel Prices Transparent, Airport Fees Hidden
Private and recreational pilots planning a trip face a recurring frustration: they can easily find out how much fuel costs at an airport, but determining...
Macroeconomics
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...
Energy
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)...
