Civil Rights

DOJ Proposes Restoring Firearms Rights to Prohibited Persons

For more than three decades, a federal program designed to let certain people restore their gun rights has been essentially defunct. Congress blocked it...

Congress

Desiree Sedillo Promoted to Legislative Correspondent for Sen. Luján

Desiree Sedillo has moved into a new position as a Legislative Correspondent for Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), effective July 1, 2026.

Energy

Baldwin Express Pipeline Hires Harris for Energy Lobbying

Baldwin Express Pipeline registered with a lobbying firm in July 2026. The pipeline company hired Law Offices of George Harris LLC and George Harris Sr. to...

Government Operations

Trump Nominees Could Reshape the Farm Credit Board

The Trump administration is moving to reshape the Farm Credit Administration, the independent federal regulator overseeing the nation's largest agricultural...

Environment

House Appropriators Move to Restore NOAA Research Funding

Most notably, the Administration proposed to eliminate the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) entirely. The stated rationale centered on...

Commerce

Mesabi Metallics Expands Lobbying Ahead of Minnesota Mine Launch

Mesabi Metallics is preparing to launch a major domestic iron ore operation while simultaneously navigating federal policy on trade and supply chains....

Government Operations

U.S.-India Forum Ends In-House Lobbying on Trade, Foreign Policy

The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum ended its federal lobbying registration in early 2026, according to an LDA filing signed on July 26, 2026. The...

Follow the Money

Utility Associates Inc. Ends Ice Miller Lobbying Engagement

Ice Miller LLP represented Utility Associates Inc. as a lobbying firm from 2020 through 2026.

Government Operations

Federal Appeals Courts Split on Spirit Distilling Ban

A federal appeals court struck down the ban on at-home spirit distilling. The Fifth Circuit held that the at-home spirit distilling ban violates the Taxing...

Ethics

Walgreens Lobbies On Consumer Issues

The company filed its second-quarter lobbying disclosure without specifying issue areas, continuing a pattern from recent quarters. This lack of...

Government Operations

House Vote Requires Nonprofits To Disclose Foreign Donations

Why it matters: The legislation represents the Republican-controlled committee's effort to close what members view as loopholes allowing hostile foreign...

Congress

CRS Report Flags Gaps in Federal Disaster Exercise Oversight

The federal government is running one of its most ambitious disaster preparedness drills in years, and a new Congressional Research Service report reveals...

Government Operations

News Corp. Files Amended Lobbying Disclosure Amid AI Battles

News Corp. filed an amendment to its second quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure, but the filing provides little clarity on what the media giant is actually...

Government Operations

Senators Press FERC on Who Pays for Data Center Power

Why it matters: The tension centered on whether FERC is adequately protecting ratepayers from costs driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure while...

Legislation

House Oversight Advances Comment Bill on Party-Line Vote

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted July 23 on final passage of H.R. 9643, the Comment Integrity and Management Act, during a...

Follow the Money

C&S Wholesale Grocers Hires Greenberg Traurig Lobbyists

Greenberg Traurig LLP filed a Registration Amendment for C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. on July 24, 2026. Charlie Bass and Rodney Frelinghuysen lobbied on...

Labor and Employment

Transportation Communications Union Ends Lobbying Registration

The Transportation Communications International Union filed an LDA termination on July 21, 2026, ending its formal lobbying registration that had been...