Politics

Jack Walker Promoted to Operations Assistant in Speaker Johnson's Office

Jack Walker has moved into the operations assistant role in the office of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), effective Oct. 1. Rep. Johnson serves as Speaker of the...

Legislation

Treasury Proposes To Bar Large Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes

Treasury's proposed rule clarifies terms, exceptions, and enforcement for the statutory ban on large institutional investors buying single-family homes,...

Labor and Employment

OPM Tightens Administrative Leave Rules for Federal Workers

Federal employees in deferred resignation programs and those receiving reduction-in-force notices face new limits on administrative leave starting November...

Education

DHS Proposes $70,000 Fee for International Students' Work Training

Colleges would have to pay the federal government $70,000 for every international student who stays to work in the U.S. after graduating, under a DHS...

Politics

Textile Recycling Push Faces Funding and Infrastructure Gap

The Textile Circular Economy: Policy Options for the U.S. report, published Oct. 16 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), examines policy...

Lobbying Activity

American Psychiatric Association Brings In-House Team To Eight

The American Psychiatric Association added two lobbyists to its third-quarter 2026 in-house disclosure compared with the second quarter, bringing its team...

Politics

AE Industrial Partners Lobbies On Defense

AE Industrial Partners LP reported lobbying on "NDAA and other defense-related matters" in its third-quarter 2026 filing.

Government Operations

BLM Can't Confirm Mining Claimants Meet U.S. Citizenship Rules

The federal agency responsible for overseeing hardrock mining claims on public lands cannot confirm that those claims are held only by legally qualified...

Lobbying Activity

Austal Adds Homeland Security To Fiscal Year 2027 Lobbying Push

Austal USA LLC lists fiscal year 2027 authorizations, appropriations, and budget reconciliation as its lobbying issues in its 2026 third-quarter report. The...

Lobbying Activity

BGR Lobbies for Military Family Mental Health at $120K

Advancing Mental Health for Military Families LLC filed a third-quarter lobbying disclosure through BGR Government Affairs LLC covering mental health care...

Lobbying Activity

Palladian Partners Lobbies on Debt Issues via BGR

The statutory debt limit, raised to $41.1 trillion by Public Law 119-21 in July 2025, is projected by outside analysts to be reached in early to mid-2027,...

Space

Gaps in Federal Property Data Limits Accountability

New federal office-space occupancy data is helping agencies shed unneeded real estate, but critical gaps in what gets reported are leaving Congress and the...

Law and Order

Federal Body Camera Programs Lack Updated Plans and Guidance

Neither U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) nor U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has updated its body camera program plans to reflect...

Politics

Progressive PAC Targets Democrats in Key House Races

A Colorado-based super PAC, Progressive Champions PAC, has directed its spending against Democratic candidates while supporting Green Party and independent...

Politics

New Super PAC Backs Libertarians in Key Senate Races

A newly registered Salt Lake City super PAC, Our Heritage Matters, is directing its late-cycle spending toward Libertarian and other third-party candidates...

Follow the Money

Foreign Ownership of Federal Mines Exposes Disclosure Gaps

Foreign-owned companies are operating critical mineral mines on federal lands without a legal obligation to disclose that ownership to federal land...

Politics

Government Accountability Office Unveils Six-Year Oversight Plan

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has outlined its oversight priorities for the next six years, signaling increased scrutiny of federal spending,...