Health

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Hires LMH Strategic Solutions

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc. has hired LMH Strategic Solutions LLC to represent its interests on Capitol Hill, registering as a new lobbying client on Sept....

Politics

GOP Holds First Midterm Convention as Campaign Launchpad

The Republican Party is holding its first-ever midterm convention ahead of the midterm elections. The event is being framed as a launchpad for a promised...

Macroeconomics

Social Security Tax Gap Widens for Married Disabled Beneficiaries

A Congressional Research Service analysis of Social Security's tax treatment, published September 2, reveals a widening gap in how the system affects...

Legislation

Air Force Faces Fighter Aircraft Shortage Under Defense Strategy

The Air Force is approximately 287 fighter aircraft short of the requirement to meet the Trump administration's Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance,...

Congress

Limits on Foreign Farmland Oversight

The extent to which the U.S. government can monitor and restrict foreign investment in agricultural land is examined in a recent Congressional Research...

Macroeconomics

Social Security Trust Fund Depletion Projected for 2034

Social Security faces financial pressure, according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published June 25. The program covers approximately 186...

Public Lands

Congress Challenges Trump Over Conservation Fund Spending

Congress continues to debate how the Land and Water Conservation Fund's $900 million in annual mandatory spending should be used as lawmakers review the...

Social Welfare

U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Historic Low of 12.6 per 1,000

The U.S. teen birth rate reached a historic low of 12.6 per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19 in 2024, declining 3.8% from the prior year, according to a...

Congress

Marine Corps Downsizes Pacific Island Strike Force Plan

The Marine Corps is scaling back its original vision for a network of island-based strike forces across the Indo-Pacific, opting for two Marine Littoral...

Congress

Congress Breaks With Tradition to Fund DHS Enforcement

Congress broke with the traditional appropriations process to resolve a historic series of Department of Homeland Security funding lapses, ultimately...

Legislation

State Emergency Management Faces Uncertainty as FEMA Role Shrinks

States could be asked to shoulder far more responsibility for disaster response even as many emergency management agencies face staffing shortages, funding...

Congress

Energy And Commerce Subcommittee Passes Bills on Modernization

On Sept. 1, the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held an open markup session, advancing six pieces of...

Follow the Money

$100B Possible In Savings From 182 Unresolved Issues, Says GAO

The Government Accountability Office's 16th annual report on federal duplication and overlap identifies 610 unresolved matters that could yield $100 billion...

Congress

277 Unresolved Federal Recommendations Are Costing Billions

A recent Government Accountability Office report published on May 12 catalogs 277 unresolved recommendations that could deliver significant financial...

Congress

Anti-Ballistic Missile System Depletion Strains Readiness

A Congressional Research Service report updated on June 23 found that recent Middle East operations have severely depleted the Terminal High Altitude Area...

Legislation

Congress Returns With Labor Policy Battles on Multiple Fronts

Congress is returning to a compressed fall schedule with labor and employment policy moving on multiple fronts.

Government Operations

Quinn Usry Joins Senate Committee as Deputy Communications Director

Quinn Usry has moved to the Senate, taking on a new role as Deputy Communications Director at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.