Elections
Family Friendly Economy PAC Spends $5.3 Million Backing Democrats
CFFE PAC, the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy's political action committee, reported $5.32 million in outside spending, primarily supporting...
National Flood Insurance Program Faces Dec. 11 Funding Deadline
Congress faces a Dec. 11 deadline to keep the National Flood Insurance Program operating, with nearly 4.5 million policies and more than $1.3 trillion in...
Marijuana Rescheduling Leaves Most Penalties and Consequences Intact
Federal rescheduling of medical marijuana changed tax and other rules for qualifying businesses and products, but most marijuana-specific criminal penalties...
Congress Faces Enforcement Questions When Federal Laws Stay Silent
When Congress creates a federal legal obligation without specifying how to enforce it, the law may be effectively unenforceable if no other enforcement...
Federal Regulation of Kratom Compound 7-OH Remains Unsettled
A kratom-related compound sold in products online and at convenience stores remains outside federal controlled-substance schedules as the Drug Enforcement...
Senate Panel Grills Four Judicial Nominees Before Midterms
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on pending nominations Sept. 30, with four nominees appearing: one for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...
U.S. Reports 81 Aircraft Lost or Damaged in Iran Operations
A new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report identifies 81 U.S. fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, including drones, reportedly lost or damaged in...
Senate Panel Grills 5 State Dept. Nominees on China, Sahel
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing Sept. 30 titled "Hearings to Examine Certain Pending Nominations," with five nominees listed as...
Senate Probes Rogue AI Agents, Eyes OpenAI Liability
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census held its fourth...
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...
Erie Western PA Port Authority Lobbies on Maritime Issues
Erie Western PA Port Authority has filed a new client lobbying registration with Stanton Park Group LLC, signed October 2. No prior lobbying filings were...
Senate Grills Bank Nominees on Kazakhstan Mine Deal
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a nomination hearing Oct. 1 for four Trump administration nominees spanning Treasury, the...
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....