Government Operations

Guide to Locating Military Service Records Online

The National Personnel Records Center maintains decades of military service records for millions of discharged and deceased servicemembers, but navigating...

Government Operations

A Split Vision on Protecting Consumers

Why it matters: Acting Director Russell Vought faced sharp criticism at a CFPB hearing July 2026 for freezing major consumer enforcement actions worth...

Defense

Defense Authorization Bill FY2027 Remains Deadlocked in Congress

Congress faces an unusually long delay in passing the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, with both chambers deadlocked as of mid-July 2026. The...

Congress

Bill Aims to Revive Community Banking Through Regulatory Relief

Congress is attempting a deliberate recalibration of bank regulation. The House Committee on Financial Services advanced H.R. 6955, the Main Street Capital...

Government Operations

TSA Nominee Grilled Over Airport Security Privatization Push

The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a contentious TSA Administrator nomination hearing on Thursday, July 16, 2026, for David Cummins, a Virginia...

Congress

PGA Tour Hires FGS Global to Defend Tax Status

The PGA Tour filed a lobbying disclosure for second quarter 2026 activity, registering FGS Global as a representative and spending $150,000 on lobbying...

Congress

Sonderling Tested on Worker Protections as Labor Secretary Nominee

Why it matters: Keith Sonderling's confirmation hearing for Labor Secretary revealed a fundamental rift over worker protections. The Trump administration is...

Health

American College of Surgeons Lobbies For Healthcare Policy

The American College of Surgeons is ramping up its lobbying efforts on healthcare policy priorities, including physician compensation and emergency...

Congress

Parker Boggs Elevated to Operations Director in Rep. Cammack's Office

Parker Boggs has been promoted to Operations Director in the personal office of Rep. Katherine Cammack (R-FL-3), a position he has held since February 2026....

Congress

Novelis Inc. Lobbies on Manufacturing and Trade Issues

Novelis Inc. is maintaining steady engagement with Congress on aluminum industry issues, even as the specific legislative targets of its lobbying remain...

Personnel Movements

Senate Panel Vets Five Diplomatic Nominees

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on July 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM in room 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building to examine five pending...

Defense

Next Phase of Abraham Accords To Be Questioned At House Hearing

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa is convening a hearing on Abraham Accords expansion at a moment when the...

Defense

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Authorization Bill Stalls in Senate

Senate Republicans suffered a setback in their push to dramatically expand defense spending, as a procedural vote on S. 4784 collapsed under partisan...

Defense

House Democrats Fail to Block $49.8B National Security Bill

The House approved a sweeping $49.8 billion national security and State Department spending bill on July 15, 2026, sending a signal about Congress's...

Congress

House to Look Over DOL's Leaked Confidential Investigation Files

A congressional subcommittee is preparing to examine how the Biden-Harris Department of Labor shared sensitive investigative files with plaintiffs'...

Government Operations

House Panel to Press UN Envoys on Accountability

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled to examine United Nations reform and accountability on July 22, bringing fresh scrutiny to an organization...

Energy

Edison Electric Institute Amends Q1 Lobbying Disclosure

Edison Electric Institute lobbying activity shows the utility industry remains focused on federal energy policy. The utility trade group filed a lobbying...