NASA's Risky Bet on Commercial Space Stations Before ISS Shutdown
The International Space Station, which has maintained continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit for over 25 years, is approaching the end of its...
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The International Space Station, which has maintained continuous human presence in low-Earth orbit for over 25 years, is approaching the end of its...
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. terminated its lobbying engagement with Greenberg Traurig LLP effective May 31, 2026, according to a lobbying disclosure filing....
The House Administration Committee is set to mark up various measures on June 24, with issue areas spanning environment, public lands, and water management....
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced four bipartisan bills during a legislative markup on June 10, 2026. The committee, led by Chair Bruce...
Why it matters: A Senate hearing on nominations descended into partisan conflict on Tuesday as Democrats challenged the Trump administration's push to...
The House Agriculture Committee convened a hearing on June 10, 2026, to discuss "Agricultural Perspectives On The Future Of The Usmca." This USMCA Hearing...
Why it matters: The House Financial Services Committee held a Federal Reserve hearing on June 12, 2026, to examine whether the central bank's 113-year-old...
Red Mountain Land Preservers has entered the lobbying landscape, registering with Mehlman Consulting Inc. to represent its interests on Capitol Hill. The...
The Committee to Promote a Democratic Transition has registered Covenant Government Affairs LLC as its lobbying firm, according to a new lobbying...
Dynamic Aviation Group Inc. has registered a new lobbying client relationship with Nestpoint Associates LLC, marking the organization's entry into formal...
International Minerals Carlsbad LLC has filed a lobbying registration disclosure with the federal government, marking the organization's entry into direct...
The National Grocers Association has registered Venable LLP as its lobbying firm in a new client registration filed on June 16, 2026. The lobbying...
A lobbying registration disclosure filed this year reveals that the Public Private Strategies Institute has engaged Valentine Strategies to represent its...
The DC Superior Court is hemorrhaging capacity. With nearly a quarter of its bench vacant and a backlog of roughly 4,000 cases, criminal trial dates are...
Why it matters: On June 11, 2026, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on artificial intelligence where the central tension emerged immediately: how...
The federal government's internal watchdog system for investigating allegations against senior inspectors general is failing to deliver accountability in a...
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a judicial nominations hearing this week as the chamber prepares to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. The...
An Austin-based construction technology firm has ended its lobbying relationship with a Washington firm just as it ramps up its government contracting...
The Navy is losing a technological arms race. [GAP] While commercial companies and rival militaries race to develop robotic and autonomous systems that are...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Energy is set to mark up eight pieces of legislation on June 24, covering a range of issue areas...
The Securities and Exchange Commission is sitting on a critical recommendation to address one of the fastest-growing risks in modern finance:...
The U.S. Senate cleared a floor vote on H.R. 6644, a bill aimed at increasing the housing supply in America, sending a rare bipartisan signal on one of the...
Medicare and Medicaid lose tens of billions of dollars each year to fraud, waste, and abuse — and the political pressure to address that drain is...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation faces mounting pressure to address critical gaps in its supervisory practices. [GAP] A new Government...
