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Federal Gas Tax Suspension May Deepen Highway Fund Shortfall
A suspension of the federal gas tax would reduce revenues flowing into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and could affect federal highway and transit spending...
Show Me The Money
Booked airtime by the state it airs in, this week and the next three broadcast weeks, Republican-aligned (R) vs Democratic-aligned (D) groups. Filed...
Secure AI Project Files New In-House Lobbying Registration
According to this new client registration, signed Oct. 9, Secure AI Project Inc. filed as an in-house registrant under the Science/Technology (SCI) issue...
GOP super PACs push in, Dems pull back as ad money reshuffles
Republican-aligned super PACs posted a net increase of $2.09 million across 64 filings, while Democratic-aligned groups recorded a net decrease of $1.85...
Federal Agents Search Rep Omar's Home in DC
The search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home on Monday by Federal agents, including Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) drew immediate...
DuPont, McLarty Inbound Amend Trade Lobbying Registration
According to this registration amendment, signed Oct. 7, McLarty Inbound LLC filed on behalf of DuPont Specialty Products USA LLC under the Trade (Domestic...
Ivanhoe Atlantic Lobbies on Nimba Iron Ore and Liberia Rail
Ivanhoe Atlantic Inc. lobbied in the third quarter of 2026 on U.S. national interests, including the secure supply of critical materials, the development of...
Sen. Marshall Faces Headwinds in Fight to Stay in Office
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) is a Republican U.S. senator from Kansas who is in a fierce fight to stay on as incumbent. He faces Adam Hamilton, a...
Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal as Bipartisan Criticism Mounts
A reported diesel deal under which Russia would supply more than 300,000 metric tons has drawn criticism from lawmakers in both parties, and President...
Syensqo USA LLC Lobbies on 17 Different Issues
Syensqo USA LLC disclosed lobbying in the third quarter of 2026 on defense procurement, semiconductor supply chain restrictions, China tariffs, and the...
Directors Guild Lobbies on AI Bill and Tax Credit
The Directors Guild of America Inc. (DGA) filed a lobbying report for the third quarter of 2026 covering intellectual property protections, a draft...
And The Winner Is..
SLF PAC, with $209.87 million in 2026 outside spending, holding first place from the prior period. Its largest support outlays back Jon Husted in the Ohio...
Ranked-Choice Voting Faces Bans and Mandates in Congress
Federal courts have uniformly upheld ranked-choice voting (RCV) as constitutional, while Maine's state courts have twice found it conflicts with the state...
State and Local Election Rules Face Federal Pressure and Court Blocks
Federal executive branch measures issued under the Trump administration would reshape how state and local officials conduct elections, from voter...
House Panel Will Examine School Choice Tax Credit
School choice has moved from a state-level debate to a federal policy question with real fiscal stakes. On Oct. 1, the Treasury Department and the IRS...
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...
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...
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.