State Dept Defends Balkans Energy Deals Amid Corruption Concerns
The Trump administration's pivot toward energy deals and geopolitical competition in the Western Balkans collided head-on with congressional concerns about...
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The Trump administration's pivot toward energy deals and geopolitical competition in the Western Balkans collided head-on with congressional concerns about...
The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing titled "Hearings To Examine Pending Nominations" on Wednesday, September 30. Federal judicial...
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has faced a series of abrupt policy reversals and transparency questions in 2026. USPTO Director John...
PeopleForBikes Coalition Ltd., the bicycle industry's national trade association, ended its relationship with lobbying firm Brumidi Group effective...
Pet food manufacturer Petfive Brands Global Holding Inc. has entered the lobbying arena for the first time, engaging Monument Advocacy to represent its...
Coterra Energy ended its relationship with Turquoise Policy Group LLC in August after less than a year of engagement, according to a termination filing...
Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader seized by U.S. armed forces in Caracas on January 3, is now facing federal charges in New York. A Congressional...
Federal retirement processing has deteriorated sharply in 2026, with a new Congressional Research Service (CRS) report documenting a backlog crisis that...
Emerging technologies continue to challenge the existing wiretap framework, and Congress has repeatedly amended Title III to keep pace with technological...
Cooley LLP has terminated its lobbying representation of Strategic Education Inc., effective September 21, with the termination filing signed September 22....
The Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (AQIPS) hired Monument Advocacy to represent its interests in healthcare policy. Monument Advocacy...
Agility Robotics is stepping up its Washington presence. The company now lobbies across manufacturing, computer industry, defense, labor, and science and...
A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published September 21 Policymakers are facing a critical blind spot because they currently lack IRS...
The U.S.-Japan trade relationship faces mounting uncertainty as multiple tariff mechanisms overlap and key policy commitments remain unfulfilled, according...
The Small Business Administration announced a proposed rule on August 20 to radically reshape how federal programs classify small businesses, potentially...
An estimated 50.2 million foreign-born people resided in the country in 2024, representing approximately 14.8 percent of the total U.S. population,...
CRS Finds Tension Between Readiness Now and Future
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will vote Wednesday, September 23 on whether to authorize Senate Legal Counsel to seek a...
The State Department's handling of international agreements is facing legal and legislative pressure as Congress seeks greater transparency into executive...
The tax code treats virtual currency as property, not currency, triggering income recognition events that many taxpayers never anticipated, according to a...
The scope of repression facing religious minorities, ethnic groups, and dissidents as the Trump administration curtails funding for programs designed to...
Federal elections policy is increasingly shaped by executive action rather than legislation, according to a new Congressional Research Service report. Since...
The structure, authority, staffing, and workload of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) is the focus of a new Congressional Research...
The Supreme Court's ruling in Monsanto v. Durnell on June 25 has fundamentally reshaped the landscape for pesticide liability claims across the country. A...
