Government Operations

Earth MRI Funding Faces Expiration as Critical Mineral Mapping Stalls

The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an Earth MRI congressional hearing on June 25, 2026, examining the U.S....

Agriculture

Wildfires Burn at Record Rates, Trump Cuts Forest Service Funds

Why it matters: The Trump administration is cutting Forest Service funding by roughly 43 percent while simultaneously pushing states and private partners to...

Defense

Motorola Hires J.A. Green for Defense Policy

Motorola Inc. has filed a lobbying registration amendment with the firm J.A. Green & Co., effective June 23, 2026. The engagement covers defense policy...

Government Operations

SBA Defends Small Business Funding After Budget Cuts

The House Small Business Committee held a hearing on June 25, 2026, to examine the federal government's role in funding startup growth. Joshua Carter, the...

Government Operations

Senate Grills Trafficking Office Pick Over Staffing Cuts

Why it matters: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a congressional hearing on ambassadorial nominations on June 25, 2026, to examine Barbara...

Law and Order

Senate Confirms Trump's Ohio Federal Judge Pick in Party-Line Vote

The Senate confirmed Michael J. Hendershot as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio on June 24, 2026, marking another partisan...

Follow the Money

Surround Sound Strategies Ends Tax Lobbying Contract

Surround Sound Strategies LLC has terminated its lobbying contract with Reforming America's Taxes Equitably, according to a lobbying disclosure filing...

Congress

Energy Secretary Defends Budget Cuts Amid Partisan Clash

Why it matters: Energy Secretary Christopher Wright defended his department's $53.91 billion budget request before the House Science, Space, and Technology...

Law and Order

Senate Confirms DC Court Hearing Amid Judicial Crisis

Why it matters: The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on eight nominations to the DC Superior Court and DC Court of...

Government Operations

U.S. Space Weather Infrastructure Threats Under Scrutiny

A House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing on space weather capabilities is set for Wednesday, July 1, 2026, as solar activity intensifies and...

Congress

Senate Panel Demands Stronger Action on Aviation Safety Concerns

The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation held a congressional hearing on aviation safety on June 23, 2026, as the nation grapples...

Government Operations

AMC Civil Ends Phoenix Strategies Lobbying Relationship

Atlantic Meridian Contracting Corporation's government affairs operation, known as AMC Civil, terminated its lobbying relationship with Phoenix Strategies...

Government Operations

Cascade Climate Cuts Ties With Cordone Consulting

Cascade Climate Inc. has terminated its lobbying contract with Cordone Consulting LLC, according to an LDA termination filing signed on June 22, 2026. The...

Congress

Congress Examines Illegal Spending Freeze

Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee have alleged that OMB Director Russell Vought and the Office of Management and Budget are illegally...

Government Operations

House Subcommittee Discusses Protection For Veteran Burials

A House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee hearing on veterans cemetery operations arrives as the Department of Veterans Affairs grapples with contract...

Immigration

Northern Border Security Dwindles Alongside Resources

A House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the northern border threat landscape is scheduled to examine a widening gap between rising threats and...

Congress

Senate Confirms Labor Leaders Reshaping Federal Workplace Policy

The Senate HELP Committee is moving to confirm four nominees who will reshape federal labor policy after Trump's administration purged leadership at key...