Politics
Election Worker Safety Relies On States as Federal Support Shrinks
Federal law prohibits certain types of intimidation of or interference with election workers, while the current status of some federal executive branch...
Energy Department Faces New Legal Limits On Grid Emergency Power
The Trump administration's use of Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, whose emergency language dates to 1935, to delay power plant retirements has...
Classwide Drug Scheduling Questioned Amid Synthetic Opioid Spread
The Drug Enforcement Administration has had difficulties keeping pace with new substances that chemists slightly alter to fall outside existing controls, a...
American Heart Association Lobbies on Health, Tobacco, Nutrition
The American Heart Association filed a lobbying disclosure that lists issue areas including budget and appropriations, tobacco, health issues, Medicare and...
And the Winner is....
With less than a month to go before the midterms, the SuperPAC spigots are flowing.
Klobuchar Tours Flood-Hit New Richland, Advances Two Bills
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) made news this week at a Senate hearing as well as advancing two bipartisan bills through the Senate this week.She also toured...
Security Is Strength PAC Spends Millions in South Carolina Senate Race
Security Is Strength PAC, a South Carolina-focused conservative super PAC, has spent millions in the state's U.S. Senate race, first supporting the late...
Senate Conservatives Action Backs GOP Candidates Across Senate Races
Senate Conservatives Action reported $742,706.22 in independent expenditures supporting Republican candidates in the current cycle, with the largest amounts...
Lobbyists Cluster Around Senate Sports Bill
The Senate passed a bill this week around regulating college sports and the money around it that caused a flurry of lobbying activity. The main players were...
Outdoor Industry Association Updates Lobbying on Trade, Tariffs
The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) filed a registration amendment Sept. 10 listing Adam Pugh as its sole lobbyist, after signing a second-quarter...
Federal Broadband Aid Requires Navigating Different Agency Rules
Federal broadband assistance is spread across multiple agencies, with different programs serving consumers, rural communities, Tribal entities, schools,...
Senate Seeks 13.6% Increase in Funding for Senators' Offices
The Senate is seeking a 13.6% increase in funding for senators' office expenses as lawmakers face rising staffing, constituent-service and security costs. A...
Congress Examines Governance of US-Canada Shared Bodies of Water
What happens when an applicant violates an International Joint Commission (IJC) Order of Approval?
Police Union Prioritizes Gun Rights, Collective Bargaining in Lobbying
The National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) filed an amended second-quarter lobbying disclosure covering eight issue areas spanning law enforcement,...
Supreme Court Considers Climate Lawsuits Against Energy Companies
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Oct. 5 in Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a case that could...
Federal Deficit Grows as Mandatory Spending, Interest Costs Rise
The federal government continues to spend more than it collects, as rising costs for major benefit programs and interest on the national debt put increasing...
Hispanic Caucus Campaign Arm Spends $2.5 Million in House Races
CHC BOLD PAC has reported spending more than $2 million this cycle to support four Democratic House candidates and oppose two Republicans, with its largest...
Senate Rejects Push for Report on Israel Human Rights Practices
The Senate this week rejected an effort to require the State Department to report on Israel's human rights practices and the killings of American citizens...