Elections

GOP super PACs push in as Democrats pull back in ad-buy window

As the midterm election day is within reach, the GOP-aligned money machines spent more than twice as much as its Democratic counterparts on ad buys ending...

Lobbying Activity

K Street Countdown: Top Lobbying Filings, Week Ending October 23

The schedule covers the period from Oct. 16 to Oct. 23, 2026.

Politics

Trump Administration Terminates TPS for 13 of 17 Countries

The Trump administration has terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 13 of the 17 countries that held designations when President Trump took office...

Politics

Nuclear Energy Restarts and Expansion Plans Questioned

No permanently closed U.S. nuclear reactor has ever restarted, but three restarts are currently underway, raising new questions for Congress, according to a...

Lobbying Activity

IBM Lobbying Falls Amid AI Copyright and Tax Legislation Debate

IBM Corp. is lobbying on technology policy, domestic and international tax, international trade, and copyright and patent issues as Congress considers...

Lobbying Activity

Intel Lobbying Rises as Senate Advances Chip Export Controls

Intel Corp. disclosed lobbying on the Stop Stealing our Chips Act, which passed the Senate on May 20 and awaits House action. The legislation would...

Elections

Women Speak Out PAC Reports $799,000 in Outside Spending This Cycle

Women Speak Out PAC has spent $262,000 opposing Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34) in Texas's 34th U.S. House District, a race rated Lean Democratic — about a...

Lobbying Activity

American Bus Association Lobbies On Motorcoach Tariffs

American Bus Association Inc. is lobbying to block new motorcoach tariffs and to establish a federal 15-minute floor on engine idling restrictions, a goal...

Politics

Can a Political Attack Ad Go Too Far?

A political attack ad has fractured Ohio Republicans: Gov. Mike DeWine condemned it and called for it to be removed, and Sen. Jon Husted said he would not...

Lobbying Activity

Marsh & McLennan Lobbies Reauthorization Bills

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., an insurance industry company, filed its third-quarter 2026 in-house lobbying disclosure covering the National Flood Insurance...

Lobbying Activity

Tokyo Electron Increases Lobbying on Semiconductor Export Controls

Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings Inc. reported higher federal lobbying expenditures in the third quarter, disclosing advocacy on H.R. 8170, the Multilateral...

Lobbying Activity

PBF Lobbies on Refinery Hydrofluoric Acid Ban

PBF Holding Co. LLC filed a third-quarter lobbying report on October 20, listing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), E15 issues in H.R. 7567, and H.R. 7384,...

Politics

Montana Super PAC Spends $500K On One House Race

Leadership in Action, a Montana-based hybrid PAC, has reported about $504,000 in spending during the 2026 election cycle, according to the Oct. 20 figures...

Lobbying Activity

Siemens Energy Files on Ratepayer Protection Act and Trade

Siemens Energy Inc. filed its third-quarter 2026 in-house lobbying disclosure covering energy and trade issues: the Ratepayer Protection Act, permitting...

Law and Order

Courts Split Over Congressional Privilege in Federal Searches

Federal appeals courts remain divided over whether the Speech or Debate Clause prevents the executive branch from accessing protected congressional...

Politics

Dems push in, GOP pulls back as super PAC ad money shifts

Democratic-aligned super PACs outpaced Republican groups in the October 21–22, 2026 window, adding $6.7 million across 124 filings against the GOP's $4.08...

Congress

College Sports Media Rights Bill Awaits House Action

Most Division I college athletics programs spend more than they generate, and a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report examines whether Congress...