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...

Lobbying Activity

Energy Feed International Lobbies on Agriculture and Tariffs

Energy Feed International filed a lobbying registration with Connect Strategy LLC on Oct. 26, covering Agriculture (AGR), Animals (ANI), Chemicals/Chemical...

Lobbying Activity

Foundations Health Solutions Enters Federal Lobbying on Health

Foundations Health Solutions LLC filed a new client registration with Thorn Run Partners, signed Oct. 26, covering Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, and...

Lobbying Activity

Ensemble Returns to Federal Lobbying on Science

Ensemble Government Services LLC filed a new lobbying registration with Ervin Graves Strategy Group LLC on Oct. 26, covering the Science/Technology sector...

Legislation

Kratom Compounds Face Federal Scheduling as DEA Prepares 7-OH Rule

Three kratom-derived compounds, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (MP), MGM-15, and MGM-16, are now Schedule I controlled substances under federal law through Aug....

Politics

Only Congress Can Change Federal Election Day, Not the President

Federal Election Day is set by statute, not the Constitution, and only Congress can change it, as detailed in a new Congressional Research Service (CRS)...

Civil Rights

Hate Crimes Rose Sharply From 2015 to 2024 as Other Crime Fell

Hate crime rates generally increased from 2015 to 2024 across both federal data sources even as non-bias-motivated crime rates were generally decreasing,...

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...

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.