Politics

Education Department Overhauls College Accreditation Requirements

The final rule is not routine: It implements Executive Order 14279, the Education Department received 7,051 public comments, and Community College Daily...

Lobbying Activity

Prevent Child Abuse America Taps Cavarocchi Ruscio for Health

Prevent Child Abuse America hired Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis Associates LLC to lobby on Health Issues, according to a new client registration signed Nov. 5....

Lobbying Activity

National Whistleblower Center Hires Attention Studio on Labor

National Whistleblower Center hired Attention Studio to lobby, according to a new client registration signed Nov. 5. The registration lists two issue areas:...

Government Operations

Education Department Proposes Rewriting Grant Priorities

Applicants for federal education grants and the state and local agencies that run them would see four sets of grant priorities rewritten, under changes the...

Government Operations

DHS Inspection Shifts at ICE Facilities Raise Oversight Concerns

Three of the four Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entities that inspect immigration detention facilities changed how often they inspected, or stopped...

Lobbying Activity

Teachstone Hires theGROUP DC to Lobby on Education

theGROUP DC LLC filed a new-client registration for Teachstone Inc., signed Nov. 6, adding a firm to education lobbying that Teachstone has reported since...

Congress

2027 Military Construction Funding Faces a $9.4 Billion Gap

Military construction and family housing programs are running on a continuing resolution set to expire Dec. 11, with no final fiscal 2027 funding level in...

Congress

Senate Permitting Bill Could Raise Judgment Fund Payouts

Senate permitting legislation would bar many changes to existing federal permits and could raise Judgment Fund payments, according to a new Congressional...

Politics

Ethiopia Conflict Spreads as Risk of War With Eritrea Grows

The Ethiopia conflict is spreading, and the country may be heading toward war with Eritrea, according to a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.

Congress

Lame Duck Agenda: Funding and a Possible Hegseth Impeachment

Congress is returning today, Nov. 9 for a lame duck session that may take up a continuing resolution to fund the government and a possible impeachment of...

Lobbying Activity

Contraceptive Access Initiative Narrows Akin Gump Team on Health

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP filed a registration amendment on Oct. 27 for the Contraceptive Access Initiative, covering Health Issues (HCR). The...

Personnel Movements

Mark Stewart Returns to Intelligence Committee

Mark Stewart joined the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) as majority general counsel effective Oct. 1, working under chair Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR).

Personnel Movements

Robert Merrill Joins Sen. Todd Young's Office as General Counsel

Robert Merrill has joined the personal office of Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) as general counsel, effective Oct. 1. Young sits on the Senate Finance Committee,...

Congress

Britney Fernandez Joins Senate Sergeant at Arms

Britney Fernandez has moved from the personal office of Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) to the Senate Sergeant at Arms Capitol Division, where she now serves as...

Politics

Georgia Davies Now Leg. Director in Rep. Frank Lucas's Office

Georgia Davies has moved into the legislative director role in the personal office of Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK-3) effective Nov. 1, taking on a portfolio that...

Lobbying Activity

Save the American West Adds ML Strategies as Lobbying Firm

ML Strategies LLC filed a Registration Amendment for Save the American West, an organization dedicated to promoting "conservation efforts for environmental...

Congress

House Panel To Examine Campus Sports Gambling Rise

After the 2018 Supreme Court decision to eliminate the federal ban on sports betting, sports gambling—including college sports betting—has grown rapidly...