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Humanitarian funding collapse deepens South Sudan crisis
A recent Congressional Research Service report on South Sudan examines the humanitarian crisis and U.S. policy in a country where over 10 million people...
Catholic Charities USA Hires Mercury Public Affairs For Lobbying
Mercury Public Affairs LLC filed a new client registration for Catholic Charities USA on August 12, 2026, with Religion (REL) as the issue code. The...
Federal Rental Aid Reaches Just One in Four Eligible Households
A recent CRS report on federal rental assistance programs exposes a widening gap between housing need and available aid. Approximately half of all U.S....
Thompson Fights Mississippi's Rural Health Crisis, Rising Costs
Rep. Bennie Thompson spent the week focusing on two issues that hit close to home for residents of Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District: the state's...
Crisis Hotlines Handle Surge Despite Federal Staff Reductions
A recent GAO report released on August 13, 2026, reveals a paradox at the heart of America's mental health and substance abuse support infrastructure: even...
CRS Says Federal APS Funding Doubled, Then Expired
A recent CRS report on adult protective services reveals a system stretched thin, with nearly 1.6 million reports of maltreatment filed last year but fewer...
HUD's New Homelessness Approach Faces Legal Setback
A CRS report released in mid-July detailed sweeping changes to how the federal government distributes homelessness assistance, but a court has left the...
Housing Trust Fund Faces Conservatorship Uncertainty
A recent CRS report examines the Housing Trust Fund, a federal program that has generated $238.4 million in 2026 to address a shortage of 7.3 million...
GOP Medicaid Fraud Hearing Draws Fire Over Health Care Cuts
Senate Republicans held a hearing Tuesday on Medicaid fraud that Democrats immediately condemned as political cover for sweeping health care cuts. The...
Scrutiny Over FCC's Proposed Lifeline Overhaul to Combat Fraud
A recent CRS report on the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Program examines the FCC's push to overhaul the subsidy that helps low-income Americans afford...
CRS Report Reviews Social Security Fairness Act
A recent Congressional Research Service report examines the rollout of the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (P.L. 118-273), which was signed into law on...
Millions of Working Adults Rely on Medicaid and SNAP, GAO Finds
An estimated 13.8 million working-age adults enrolled in Medicaid held jobs in 2024. So did 10.6 million adults in households receiving SNAP benefits. Yet...
Report: Draft Farm Bill Would Delay, Increase State SNAP Costs
The FY2025 budget reconciliation law already requires states with high payment error rates to shoulder a portion of benefit costs beginning in fiscal 2028,...
Flat Funding Threatens to Deepen Social Security Staff Crisis
The Social Security Administration faces a funding squeeze that threatens to deepen a staffing crisis even as the agency manages benefits for tens of...
National Children's Alliance Lobbies Congress on Budget Restoration
National Children's Alliance filed a lobbying disclosure on July 28 for second quarter activity, reporting $120,000 in spending as it pursues funding...
Easter Seals Shuts Down Federal Lobbying After Medicaid Cuts Pass
Easter Seals Serving DC/MD/VA Inc. shut down its in-house federal lobbying operation, effective June 30, 2026.
U.S. Refugee Admissions Hit Historic Low of 17,500
The Trump administration's refugee admissions program has shrunk to historic lows, with a new Congressional Research Service report documenting a dramatic...
Alliance Expands Social Security, Veterans Lobbying Effort
Alliance for America's Promise Inc. is lobbying on Social Security and disabled veterans legislation through multiple firms, suggesting the organization is...