Government Operations

George Humphreville Promoted to Legislative Correspondent

George Humphreville has been promoted to Legislative Correspondent for Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, the Rhode Island Democrat, beginning June 1, 2026. The...

Government Operations

Eric Wu Advances to Legislative Correspondent Role

Eric Wu Legislative Correspondent has been promoted within Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's Nevada Senator staff. Wu began his new role as Legislative...

Government Operations

Charles Alldredge Promoted to Counsel at Senate Judiciary Committee

Charles Alldredge has been promoted to Counsel at the Senate Judiciary Committee, a significant step up in the legislative staff changes 2024-2026 period....

Personnel Movements

Trump Administration Pushes Overhaul of Senior Executive Service

The Trump administration is moving to fundamentally reshape the Senior Executive Service, the federal government's cadre of roughly 6,600 top career...

Law and Order

Senate Judiciary Committee Considers Four Federal Nominations

The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with judicial and prosecutorial confirmations that could reshape federal law enforcement and the bench. A...

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...

Personnel Movements

Former Hawley Senate Staffer Joins Rep. Adrian Smith's House Office as Legislative Correspondent

Ana Rojas-Plumberg has joined the office of Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE-3) as a legislative correspondent, according to congressional staff records. The move...

Politics

Arizona Governor Race To Take Shape in Today's Primary

Rep. David Schweikert is leaving Congress to run for Arizona governor, fundamentally reshaping the Republican primary and leaving his House seat in play....

Personnel Movements

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Votes On Diplomatic Nominees

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will vote Wednesday on a sweeping slate of diplomatic and State Department nominations, including a Trump ally tapped...

Personnel Movements

Senate Finance Committee Vets Treasury Leaders on Economic Agenda

The Senate Finance Committee held a Treasury nominees hearing on July 16, 2026, to consider four key Treasury Department positions as the Trump...

Congress

Sonderling Tested on Worker Protections as Labor Secretary Nominee

Why it matters: Keith Sonderling's confirmation hearing for Labor Secretary revealed a fundamental rift over worker protections. The Trump administration is...

Congress

Parker Boggs Elevated to Operations Director in Rep. Cammack's Office

Parker Boggs has been promoted to Operations Director in the personal office of Rep. Katherine Cammack (R-FL-3), a position he has held since February 2026....

Space

Senate Considers Schiess as Space Force Chief of Operations

Why it matters: The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on July 16, 2026, for Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess to become Chief...

Personnel Movements

Senate Panel Vets Five Diplomatic Nominees

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on July 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM in room 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building to examine five pending...

Government Operations

Senate HELP Panel to Vote on Three Health and Labor Nominees

The Senate HELP Committee is scheduled to consider nominations for three key health positions at a critical moment for federal health leadership. The...

Personnel Movements

Early Edge California Hires Raben Group LLC

Early Edge California has shifted its lobbying strategy by moving representation from Actum I LLC to Raben Group LLC, according to a lobbying registration...

Government Operations

Senate Considers Trump's Executive Team Nominations

A confirmation vote on the Hal Duncan OMB nomination alongside appointments to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency and manage the Department of...