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Senate Panel Will Examine AI Surveillance Pricing Threat
More than 40 bills across at least 24 states have been introduced to address surveillance pricing as of April 2026. Maryland's law banning food retailers...
Senate Judiciary Committee Will Review More Pending Nominations
The Senate Judiciary Committee will examine pending nominations on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, as the chamber continues processing President Trump's...
Motley Rice Hires Ballard Partners for Criminal Justice Lobbying
Motley Rice LLC is a client of Ballard Partners LLC for lobbying purposes, and the lobbying registration covers the issue area of Law...
Senate Examines AI Scams as Congress Considers New Safeguards
Why it matters: AI can be used to clone someone's voice to impersonate a loved one and deceive their family, and AI can be used to clone voices or other...
Fauci Invokes Fifth Amendment Over 100 Times at Senate Hearing
Why it matters: Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), refused to answer nearly every...
Senate To Examine Prediction Market Threats To Tribal Sovereignty
Prediction markets are exploding. Trading volume hit $24 billion globally in April 2026 alone, but the regulatory framework hasn't caught up—and tribal...
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...
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...
Anderson Kill PC Ends Ballard Partners Lobbying Contract as 9/11 Litigation Continues
Anderson Kill PC terminated its federal lobbying registration with Ballard Partners LLC, effective March 31, 2026, according to a lobbying disclosure...
Commission Will Examine Russia's African Exploitation Strategy
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Niger on July 8–9, 2026, attending a high-level meeting with foreign ministers of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso; the...
National Fraternal Order of Police Lobbies on Police Benefits
The National Fraternal Order of Police is pushing Congress to pass legislation addressing collective bargaining rights, housing assistance, and pension...
GAO Report Looks Into Rideshare Safety Protections
Americans rely on rideshare and taxi services for basic mobility, whether getting to work, running errands, or reaching medical appointments. Yet a new...
GAO Report Highlights Liability Concerns in Army Corps Water Partnerships
A newly released Government Accountability Office report has exposed a fundamental tension in how the federal government partners with states, local...
Report Documents Declining Human Rights Sanctions Under Trump
A newly updated Congressional Research Service report reveals a dramatic shift in how the Trump administration is wielding one of the government's most...
Federal Appeals Courts Show 97 Unresolved Circuit Splits
A Congressional Research Service report published on July 23, 2026, reveals a judiciary increasingly at odds with itself. The CRS documented 97 circuit...
2.6 Million Children Living in Kinship Care Need More Resources
A new Congressional Research Service report reveals that 2.6 million children in the United States currently live in kinship care—full-time arrangements...
Executive Branch Dramatically Expands Visa Revocation Powers
A new Congressional Research Service report examines the legal framework governing visa issuance, refusals, and revocations at a moment when the executive...
Supreme Court Eliminates a Tool for Medicaid Legal Challenges
The Supreme Court's decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic eliminates a crucial legal tool that Medicaid beneficiaries and providers have...