Defense

Congress Weighs Taiwan Defense and Cross-Strait Conflict

A central tension in U.S.-Taiwan policy centers on how the United States can support Taiwan's defense without triggering a cross-Strait conflict. A...

Politics

AI May Reshape Military Workforce, Key Questions Unresolved

How the Pentagon adopts artificial intelligence could reshape who serves, in what roles, and in what numbers, but the answers remain unsettled. A...

Congress

Ivan Torrez Moves From House to Senate

Ivan Torrez has joined Sen. Peter Welch's (D-VT) Senate office as a legislative assistant as of September 1.

Elections

No Going Back PAC spends $154M this cycle

No Going Back PAC Inc. has spent more than $154 million this cycle on candidates, including more than $20 million opposing Sherrod Brown and more than $7.6...

Politics

Grace Higgins Named National Security Adviser for Sen. Lankford

Grace Higgins has been named national security adviser in the office of Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), effective September 1.

Personnel Movements

Emma Royle Moves Up to Legislative Correspondent for Rep. Walberg

Emma Royle has moved into the legislative correspondent role in the office of Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI-5), effective July 1. She previously served as a staff...

Lobbying Activity

Springer Nature Expands Federal Lobbying With Outside Firm

Scientific publisher Springer Nature America Inc. has expanded its federal lobbying operation by hiring, for the first time on record, an outside lobbying...

Immigration

Visa Interview Wait Times Surge as State Department Staffing Falls

Nonimmigrant visa interview wait times have risen nearly eightfold since before the pandemic, while State Department staffing shortages have contributed to...

Politics

Election and Voting Law Resources for Congress

Federal election and voting law draws on the U.S. Constitution, federal and state statutes, regulations, and court cases, and a new Congressional Research...

Congress

Supreme Court Ruling Raises Questions About GAO's Executive Powers

A recent Supreme Court ruling on presidential control over executive officials could raise new constitutional challenges to certain powers exercised by the...

Congress

Congress Examines Oversight of Thousands of GAO Recommendations

Federal watchdogs have tracked more than 17,000 unresolved recommendations to improve government operations but generally cannot compel agencies to...

Lobbying Activity

Maha Capital, Ballard Partners Lobby Venezuelan Oil Approvals

Ballard Partners LLC has reported more than $200,000 in lobbying fees from Maha Capital for work related to Venezuelan oil acquisitions and operations amid...

Politics

GAO Finds Gaps in $126M U.S. Effort to Stop Gun Trafficking to Mexico

Federal agencies spending roughly $126 million to combat firearms trafficking to Mexico cannot demonstrate whether that money is working, according to a new...

Politics

Competing Cyber Rules Hinder Critical Infrastructure Response

Competing federal cybersecurity rules are making it harder for critical infrastructure operators to respond to cyber threats, according to a new GAO report...

Politics

Trump Administration Expands Tariffs Under Alternative Trade Laws

A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report outlines how the Trump administration has used alternative legal authorities to impose tariffs after a...

Lobbying Activity

K Street Countdown Week Ending Oct 9

The filings were signed Oct. 2 to Oct. 7, 2026, and all cover the third quarter of 2026.

Congress

Conditions Attached To Federal Funding Face Constitutional Limits

Congress's broad power to attach conditions to federal funding has real constitutional limits, and a new Congressional Research Service report maps exactly...