Politics
IRS Proposes Revoking Tax Exemptions for Private Schools Over DEI
A proposed IRS rule would make all forms of racial discrimination in education, including affirmative action and DEI programs, grounds for a private school...
Three SuperPACS Have Spent More Than Half a Billion Dollars
Three super PACs have spent more than $600 million combined on the 2026 Senate battlefield, and most of it is going to the same handful of races: Ohio,...
Two Week Countdown: GOP Motto is Spend, Spend, Spend
House Majority PAC, the super PAC aligned with House Democratic leadership, cancelled $1.09 million of booked airtime tied to Florida's 25th U.S. House...
Trump's Russia Sanctions Waiver Draws Bipartisan Backlash
President Trump waived a recently enacted bipartisan Russia sanctions law, drawing criticism from members of both parties. The New York Times reported that...
United Futures PAC Reports $2.64 Million in Senate Race Spending
United Futures PAC, a newly registered super PAC, is trying to bolster Democratic and independent Senate candidates with a reported $2.64 million in...
NRA Victory Fund Reports Spending $529,000 Against Talarico
The NRA Victory Fund, Inc., the National Rifle Association's super PAC, is targeting Texas Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico. As of today, it...
Enough Promises Ohio Reports $1.58 Million Opposing Sherrod Brown
Enough Promises Ohio, a newly registered super PAC, has reported spending approximately $1.58 million to support independent Ohio Senate candidate Greg Levy...
Fund for a Working Congress Spends $1.26M on Iowa Senate Contest
Fund for a Working Congress, a Republican-aligned super PAC, has reported about $1.54 million in spending this election cycle, according to the Oct. 19...
American College of Cardiology Lobbies Medicare Pay and AI Bills
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) filed its third-quarter 2026 disclosure covering more than 50 numbered bills, spanning Medicare physician payment,...
SuperPAC Shuffle: North Carolina For the Win
Republican-aligned groups flipped the outside-money ledger on October 19, booking $2.35 million in broadcast airtime against $166,000 for Democratic-aligned...
Cruise Lines International Association Lobbies on Visa Policy
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) lobbied in the third quarter of 2026 on passenger vessel policy, domestic shipbuilding, C1D/seafarer visa...
University of Tennessee System Lobbies NIL Bills and OMB Rules
The University of Tennessee System filed its third-quarter 2026 in-house lobbying disclosure covering nine issue areas, including college athletics...
Russia's Arctic Military Posture Faces Resource Limits
It remains unclear whether Russia has the financial and personnel resources to carry out its Arctic military modernization, or in what time frame it could...
H-1B Fees, Tightened Rules and Layoff Scrutiny Impact Employers
The Trump administration has pursued a series of H-1B executive and regulatory actions in 2026 aimed at raising employer costs, tightening scrutiny and...
House Minority Motion to Recommit Rules and Limits Explained
The motion to recommit (MTR) lets House minority members propose sending a bill back to committee before final passage, but MTRs almost always fail. A rules...
American Railroad Lobbies for Short Line Tax Credit Boost
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) filed its third-quarter 2026 lobbying report on Oct. 14, listing the Short Line Railroad...
AIPAC-Linked Super PAC Spends Millions Against Democrats
The United Democracy Project, a super PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), has reported more than $53 million in...
Satsuma Water and Sewer Enters Federal Lobbying on Appropriations
The Satsuma (Ala.) Water & Sewer Board filed its first-ever federal lobbying registration on Oct. 14, signing with Adams and Reese LLP to cover...
