Politics

US Arrears to the UN Reach $4.26 Billion Amid Funding Cuts

The Trump administration is withdrawing the United States from more than 30 United Nations bodies and has delayed or halted payments to some UN entities,...

Politics

Appeals Courts Split on Arbitration Elections and Immigration

Federal appeals courts reached conflicting conclusions on arbitration, elections, immigration and separation of powers in August, according to a new...

Lobbying Activity

Mako Medical Switches to Prospering Solutions for Health Lobbying

Mako Medical Laboratories LLC filed a new client registration with Prospering Solutions LLC on Oct. 26, covering Health Issues (HCR) and replacing Checkmate...

Politics

Olivia Ngo Promoted to Legislative Correspondent in Sen. Rosen's Office

Olivia Ngo moved into the legislative correspondent role for Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), effective October 1. Ngo previously served as a staff assistant for...

Politics

Joel David Montgomery Jr. Joins Rep. Laurel Lee's Office as Staff Assistant

Joel David Montgomery Jr., a seasoned Hill intern, has joined the personal office of Rep. Laurel Lee (R-FL-15) as a staff assistant as of October 1. The...

Politics

Buitron Steps Into Special Assistant/Scheduler Role in Watson Coleman's Office

Steven Buitron has moved into the special assistant/scheduler role in the personal office of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), effective September 1, after...

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,...