Energy

GAO Warns DOE Oversight Changes Could Raise Nuclear Project Risk

The Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration oversee more than $65 billion in construction and acquisition projects across the...

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Paramount Skydance Hires Brownstein for Lobbying Push

Paramount Skydance Corp. has significantly expanded its lobbying efforts in the second quarter of 2026, filing multiple disclosures that show the company...

Government Operations

Alcoa Spent $960,000 Lobbying Without Disclosing Issues

Alcoa Corp. filed its second-quarter lobbying disclosure report on July 20, 2026, reporting $960,000 in spending but providing no detail on what issues it...

Government Operations

Senate Banking Panel Vets CFPB Pick Amid Records Fight

The Senate Banking Committee hearing scheduled for July 23 will consider six nominations across key financial agencies, including a new director for the...

Health

House Passes Fraud-Fighting Provider Accountability Bill

The House passed H.R. 8823, the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act, with overwhelming bipartisan support on Roll...

Personnel Movements

Senate Finance Committee Considers Four Treasury Vacancies

The Senate Finance Committee is moving to fill four critical Treasury Department vacancies as the federal government faces mounting debt and aggressive...

Congress

House Panel Examines State Responses to Foreign Counterintelligence Threats

Why it matters: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a counterintelligence hearing states are increasingly confronting foreign...

Government Operations

Senate Attendance Records Show Absences Piling Up in 2026

Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat from Arizona missed votes more often than any of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate during the 119th Congress, according to...

Legislation

House Committee Discusses Bipartisan FEMA Reform Plan

Why it matters: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee convened on July 15, 2026, to advance a bipartisan overhaul of federal disaster...

Government Operations

Von Furstenberg Hires Brownstein Hyatt for Federal Lobbying

Alex Von Furstenberg has engaged in federal lobbying activity through a Second Quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure filing, retained Brownstein Hyatt Farber...

Government Operations

GAO Warns AI Efficiency May Clash With Safety and Fraud Risks

Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how doctors document patient care and how hospitals bill for services. The Government Accountability Office...

Congress

House Launches Election Observer Program for 2026 Midterms

Why it matters: The House Administration Committee Elections Subcommittee launched a program to send congressional staff to observe elections nationwide,...

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Live Nation Ends Lobbying Relationship With Forbes Tate Partners

Forbes Tate Partners LLC has terminated its LDA lobbying relationship with Live Nation Entertainment as of June 30, 2026. The termination filing was signed...

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Publix Super Markets Hires Ballard Partners for Federal Lobbying

Publix Super Markets Inc. disclosed a substantial Second Quarter 2026 lobbying push through its hired firm, Ballard Partners LLC, marking continued...

Health

Rio Biopharmaceuticals Slashes Lobbying Team

Rio Biopharmaceuticals has narrowed its lobbying operation in the second quarter of 2026, cutting its registered lobbying team in half and filing vague...

Transportation

Public Transit Association Increases Lobbying Ahead of Funding Deadline

The American Public Transportation Association is focused on a critical infrastructure deadline. Federal funding for public transit authorized under the...

Defense

Congress Wants to Rein in Hegseth's Authority Over Personnel

Congressional committees are moving to constrain Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's authority over military officer personnel decisions, responding to...