International Affairs
Senate Panel Warns of Narrowing Window on Nicaragua Crisis
The Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues...
Ways and Means Promotes Tax Law to Small Businesses in Tennessee
The House Ways and Means Committee held a field hearing Oct. 6 in Collierville, Tenn., titled "The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Delivering For Small Business,...
Inspire Brands Lobbies on Trade Issues
Inspire Brands Inc. lists three policy subjects in its third quarter of 2026 disclosure: the Common Cents Act of 2025, which concerns ending penny...
Congress Overturns 23 Agency Rules Under Congressional Review Act
Congress has overturned 43 federal agency rules using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) since its enactment in 1996, including 23 during the 119th...
NeuroThera Labs Hires RK Strategies To Lobby on Health Issues
NeuroThera Labs Inc., a Canada-based clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, has retained RK Strategies Inc. to lobby on its behalf, according to a new...
Environmental Super PAC Spends $5 Million Targeting Republicans
NRDC Action Votes has reported $5 million in independent expenditures opposing eight Republican candidates across Senate and House races, with more than 60%...
City of Montgomery, Ohio Lobbies On Government Funding
DSD Advisors LLC signed a registration amendment on Sept. 29, 2026, for its client the City of Montgomery, Ohio, which also has Van Scoyoc Associates Inc....
Senate GOP Super PAC Shifts Spending From North Carolina to Kansas
The Senate GOP's leading super PAC is shifting millions of dollars across key Senate races, pausing additional spending in North Carolina after investing...
A Congressional Report Examines Housing Affordability
With housing prices at historic highs, Congress is evaluating methods of how to examine affordability in the market and federal subsidies. A new...
Congress Enacts First Law Restricting U.S. Investment in China
Congress has enacted the first ever program to regulate investment in China. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published Oct. 1 examines the...
SuperPAC Spends More Than $500K Backing Democrats in Michigan
Millions of Michiganians spent $574,000 in the 2026 cycle across seven Michigan federal races, backing four Democratic candidates and opposing three...
BlackPAC Targets Mississippi, Michigan Senate Races
BlackPAC, a super PAC focused on mobilizing Black voters and advancing racial and economic justice, has concentrated its outside spending on two Democratic...
National Nurses United Lobbies Medicare, Workplace Violence Bills
National Nurses United (NNU) has reported lobbying on issues over the past five years that include Medicare/Medicaid, immigration, homeland security, civil...
UAE-U.S. Ties Tested by War, AI Deals, and Sudan Arms Concerns
U.S.-UAE relations are facing several simultaneous pressures. The UAE hosts U.S. forces, has purchased more than $33.5 billion in Foreign Military Sales...
Anchor Labs Lobbies Bitcoin Reserve, Digital Asset Tax Bills
Anchor Labs Inc., a computer and technology organization, disclosed third-quarter 2026 lobbying on S. 954 and H.R. 2032, the BITCOIN Act of 2025, which...
Homeland Security Funding Unresolved as December Deadline Nears
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has no full-year appropriation for fiscal year 2027, and a stopgap continuing resolution (CR) keeping the...
Diesel Export Ban Involves Transportation Policy Tradeoffs
With average highway diesel prices at $6.529 per gallon on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a Congressional Research...
U.S. Missile Stocks Face Years-Long Replenishment Gap
The United States may face meaningful constraints on its ability to sustain military operations and support allies after expending large quantities of...