Politics

Sarah Smaga Steps Into Policy Adviser Role in Rep. Dean's Office

Sarah Smaga has moved into the policy adviser role in the office of Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) as of October 1, after a year in the same office as a fellow.

Elections

SuperPAC Shuffle: Democratic-Aligned Groups Booked 1.2 to 1 Over Republicans Today

Florida drew $3.73 million in outside-group broadcast bookings today, more than any other state, with both parties booking airtime there at the same time....

Government Operations

DOD Mishandled Records of 1,000+ Service Members

The military services reported almost 50 improper releases of service member records affecting more than 1,000 service members from fiscal years 2021...

Lobbying Activity

Sony Pictures Lobbies on Film Tax Credit and Site Blocking

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is lobbying on industry production incentives as a bipartisan bill to create a federal film and television tax credit was...

Lobbying Activity

Cherokee Nation Reports $120,000 in Lobbying via Steptoe

Cherokee Nation filed a Q3 2026 lobbying report through Steptoe LLP covering issues relating to tribal law. Separately, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC...

Lobbying Activity

General Motors Lobbies Connected Vehicle Security Act

General Motors Co. is lobbying on the Connected Vehicle Security Act as Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) cited the bill in a July 24 press release welcoming GM's...

Lobbying Activity

TikTok Spends $325K Lobbying on Trade and Export Control Policy

TikTok Inc. reported lobbying on trade and export-control policies in its third-quarter filing, submitted Oct. 20. The disclosure follows TikTok's January...

Lobbying Activity

3M Spends $1.2M Lobbying on Defense, PFAS and Federal Tax Policy

3M Co. is lobbying on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related...

Lobbying Activity

Prosperous America Fund Spends $300K Lobbying on PILLS Act

The Coalition for a Prosperous America Education Fund Inc. is lobbying on the PILLS Act, which would establish production-based and investment tax credits...

Lobbying Activity

Compressed Gas Association Lobbies on Steel Tariffs and Defense

The Compressed Gas Association is lobbying Congress on compressed gases in the military industrial base, Section 232 and Section 301 tariff relief for...

Congress

Blockchain Association Reports $390K in Third-Quarter Lobbying

The Blockchain Association reported lobbying on digital assets, banking, taxation, and commodities in the third quarter. On Sept. 15, the Senate failed to...

Macroeconomics

Defense Spending Projected To Rise With Deficit at 6.6% Of GDP

The Trump administration's fiscal 2027 budget proposes a $1.154 trillion defense discretionary request, about 3.4% of GDP, alongside cuts that would bring...

Politics

DHS Orders Federal Agencies to Remove DeepSeek AI Products

Federal civilian agencies must bar DeepSeek artificial intelligence products from their networks and remove any already deployed, marking the first time the...

Politics

DHS Is Withholding Data on Noncitizen Transfers To Third Countries

The Trump administration's policy of removing noncitizens to third countries remains in effect after the Supreme Court granted review, stayed a lower-court...

Lobbying Activity

Fluor Lobbies NDAA and Energy Spending Bills Ahead Of Floor Votes

In its third-quarter 2026 report, Fluor Corp. lists lobbying on the fiscal year 2027 defense authorization and the Energy and Water Development and Related...

Politics

Razom for Ukraine Lobbies on the PEACE Act of 2025

Razom for Ukraine is lobbying on the PEACE Act of 2025 (H.R. 4346: Preventing the Escalation of Armed Conflict in Europe), which sits on the House Union...

Lobbying Activity

University of Illinois Lobbying Rises Amid Federal Research Debate

The University of Illinois System is lobbying on H.R. 9022, the fiscal 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which,...