Federal Fuel Economy Rules Weakened by Zero Penalties, New Standards
The federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program now carries a $0 civil penalty for manufacturers violating fuel-economy standards, weakening a...
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The federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program now carries a $0 civil penalty for manufacturers violating fuel-economy standards, weakening a...
Whether the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can require companies to disclose substances they determine are generally recognized as safe (GRAS), without...
NeuroThera Labs Inc., a Canada-based clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, has retained RK Strategies Inc. to lobby on its behalf, according to a new...
NRDC Action Votes has reported $5 million in independent expenditures opposing eight Republican candidates across Senate and House races, with more than 60%...
Rivian Automotive LLC filed its third-quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure on October 5, reporting $150,000 in in-house lobbying expenses. The filing lists no...
DSD Advisors LLC signed a registration amendment on Sept. 29, 2026, for its client the City of Montgomery, Ohio, which also has Van Scoyoc Associates Inc....
The Senate GOP's leading super PAC is shifting millions of dollars across key Senate races, pausing additional spending in North Carolina after investing...
With housing prices at historic highs, Congress is evaluating methods of how to examine affordability in the market and federal subsidies. A new...
Seaman Unified School District 345 (Kansas) registered with a federal lobbying firm for the first time, signing a new client registration on September 29.
Congress has enacted the first ever program to regulate investment in China. A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published Oct. 1 examines the...
Digital health information interoperability in the United States is a long-term initiative spanning multiple decades, but many obstacles still remain,...
Millions of Michiganians spent $574,000 in the 2026 cycle across seven Michigan federal races, backing four Democratic candidates and opposing three...
Americans lost an estimated $12.5 billion in 2025 to online scam centers operating from Southeast Asia, and the problem is growing, according to a new...
BlackPAC, a super PAC focused on mobilizing Black voters and advancing racial and economic justice, has concentrated its outside spending on two Democratic...
National Nurses United (NNU) has reported lobbying on issues over the past five years that include Medicare/Medicaid, immigration, homeland security, civil...
U.S.-UAE relations are facing several simultaneous pressures. The UAE hosts U.S. forces, has purchased more than $33.5 billion in Foreign Military Sales...
Anchor Labs Inc., a computer and technology organization, disclosed third-quarter 2026 lobbying on S. 954 and H.R. 2032, the BITCOIN Act of 2025, which...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has no full-year appropriation for fiscal year 2027, and a stopgap continuing resolution (CR) keeping the...
With average highway diesel prices at $6.529 per gallon on Sept. 21, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a Congressional Research...
Electricity transmission permitting reform is not simply about whether to build more power lines. It involves who gets to decide, and who pays. A new...
The United States may face meaningful constraints on its ability to sustain military operations and support allies after expending large quantities of...
A bill reported by the Senate Agriculture Committee (S. 5526) would delay by one year, from October 1, 2027, to October 1, 2028, when states must begin...
The federal government generally defers to state primacy in surface and groundwater allocation, so states and local entities typically lead drought...
Evangelicals for a Better Future, an evangelical Christian super PAC, has reported $1 million in outside spending supporting James Talarico in the Texas...
