Labor and Employment

OPM Tightens Administrative Leave Rules for Federal Workers

Federal employees in deferred resignation programs and those receiving reduction-in-force notices face new limits on administrative leave starting November...

Lobbying Activity

Energy Feed International Lobbies on Agriculture and Tariffs

Energy Feed International filed a lobbying registration with Connect Strategy LLC on Oct. 26, covering Agriculture (AGR), Animals (ANI), Chemicals/Chemical...

Lobbying Activity

Foundations Health Solutions Enters Federal Lobbying on Health

Foundations Health Solutions LLC filed a new client registration with Thorn Run Partners, signed Oct. 26, covering Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, and...

Lobbying Activity

Ensemble Returns to Federal Lobbying on Science

Ensemble Government Services LLC filed a new lobbying registration with Ervin Graves Strategy Group LLC on Oct. 26, covering the Science/Technology sector...

Legislation

Kratom Compounds Face Federal Scheduling as DEA Prepares 7-OH Rule

Three kratom-derived compounds, mitragynine pseudoindoxyl (MP), MGM-15, and MGM-16, are now Schedule I controlled substances under federal law through Aug....

Politics

Only Congress Can Change Federal Election Day, Not the President

Federal Election Day is set by statute, not the Constitution, and only Congress can change it, as detailed in a new Congressional Research Service (CRS)...

Civil Rights

Hate Crimes Rose Sharply From 2015 to 2024 as Other Crime Fell

Hate crime rates generally increased from 2015 to 2024 across both federal data sources even as non-bias-motivated crime rates were generally decreasing,...

Politics

US Arrears to the UN Reach $4.26 Billion Amid Funding Cuts

The Trump administration is withdrawing the United States from more than 30 United Nations bodies and has delayed or halted payments to some UN entities,...

Politics

Appeals Courts Split on Arbitration Elections and Immigration

Federal appeals courts reached conflicting conclusions on arbitration, elections, immigration and separation of powers in August, according to a new...

Lobbying Activity

Mako Medical Switches to Prospering Solutions for Health Lobbying

Mako Medical Laboratories LLC filed a new client registration with Prospering Solutions LLC on Oct. 26, covering Health Issues (HCR) and replacing Checkmate...

Politics

Textile Recycling Push Faces Funding and Infrastructure Gap

The Textile Circular Economy: Policy Options for the U.S. report, published Oct. 16 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), examines policy...

Lobbying Activity

American Psychiatric Association Brings In-House Team To Eight

The American Psychiatric Association added two lobbyists to its third-quarter 2026 in-house disclosure compared with the second quarter, bringing its team...

Politics

AE Industrial Partners Lobbies On Defense

AE Industrial Partners LP reported lobbying on "NDAA and other defense-related matters" in its third-quarter 2026 filing.

Government Operations

BLM Can't Confirm Mining Claimants Meet U.S. Citizenship Rules

The federal agency responsible for overseeing hardrock mining claims on public lands cannot confirm that those claims are held only by legally qualified...

Lobbying Activity

Austal Adds Homeland Security To Fiscal Year 2027 Lobbying Push

Austal USA LLC lists fiscal year 2027 authorizations, appropriations, and budget reconciliation as its lobbying issues in its 2026 third-quarter report. The...

Lobbying Activity

BGR Lobbies for Military Family Mental Health at $120K

Advancing Mental Health for Military Families LLC filed a third-quarter lobbying disclosure through BGR Government Affairs LLC covering mental health care...

Lobbying Activity

Palladian Partners Lobbies on Debt Issues via BGR

The statutory debt limit, raised to $41.1 trillion by Public Law 119-21 in July 2025, is projected by outside analysts to be reached in early to mid-2027,...