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House Considers Economy Act as Spending Tool With Less Oversight
Congress scrutinized how the Trump administration is using a 94-year-old law to shuffle federal spending with minimal oversight. The House Appropriations...
House Judiciary Advances Bills on Gun Taxes and Prison Staffing
The House Judiciary Committee marked up seven bills on September 16, advancing measures spanning gun taxes, tort reform, prison staffing, climate...
Congressional Report Finds Congress Has No Guaranteed Role In UN General Assembly
Congressional participation at the United Nations General Assembly rests on executive discretion, not legal mandate, a Congressional Research Service (CRS)...
Cleary University Hires Firm for Education Lobbying
Cleary University, a private nonprofit business-focused university located in Howell/Ann Arbor, Michigan, was represented by Washington Strategies LLC from...
Senate Armed Services To Examine Pentagon's Budget Crisis
The Pentagon faces a fiscal crisis that Congress will examine in a closed hearing on September 24. The Pentagon is grappling with mounting FY2026...
Lobbying Disclosures Pile Up as Filing Deadlines Near
1. Association of American Railroads filed a second quarter 2026 LDA quarterly report on September 14, 2026, disclosing $1,413,000 in lobbying expenditures...
Congress Examines Appropriations for FY2027
Congressional appropriations for fiscal year 2027 are operating under a temporary legal framework, as detailed in a new Congressional Research Service (CRS)...
Six of 11 Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities Active
The Congressional Research Service report R45997 maps the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of 11 federal regional commissions...
IRS Direct File Suspended Amid Limited Use, High User Ratings
The Treasury Department’s suspension of the IRS Direct File program puts a taxpayer-facing filing option at the center of a policy choice examined in the...
Farm Credit Administration Board Lacks Quorum Amid Vacancies
The Farm Credit Administration's leadership structure has a governance problem, according to a report from the Congressional Research Service updated...
Congress Examines Information Injury Complaints
Federal courts are divided over whether being denied legally required information is enough to sue in federal court or whether plaintiffs must show that the...
Congress Uses Layered Safeguards for Classified Information
The Congressional Research Service report describes a structural tension in which the executive branch determines most classified information while Congress...
B-52 Fleet Set to Operate Nearly a Century
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, published July 31, detailed the U.S. plan for its strategic bombers and potential issues Congress may...
Everything You Need to Know About the Earned Income Tax Credit
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated September 14 explains the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and who receives it.
How Federal Court Rules Are Made—and Congress’s Role
Congressional oversight of federal court procedure sits at the center of a Congressional Research Service report titled “Congress, the Judiciary, and...
House Panel Approves GSA Leases and Federal Building Upgrades
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved a package of General Services Administration capital investment and leasing program...
Capitoline Consulting Ends American Coatings Lobbying
Capitoline Consulting LLC terminated its lobbying relationship with the American Coatings Association effective July 31, according to a filing signed on...
Verification Questions Remain on Intergovernmental Support
Intergovernmental support agreements, or IGSAs, expanded across Defense Department installations from 45 in 2018 to 316 in 2025, while questions remain...