Freight Rail Safety Issues Persist After Decades of Improvement
Congress faces mounting pressure to strengthen freight rail safety after a series of troubling trends reversed decades of improvement. The 119th Congress is...
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Congress faces mounting pressure to strengthen freight rail safety after a series of troubling trends reversed decades of improvement. The 119th Congress is...
Schaghticoke Tribal Nation engaged Carlyle Consulting as a lobbying firm on issues related to Indian/Native American Affairs. The registration occurred on...
The United States Fashion Industry Association filed a Registration Amendment on July 28, 2026. The organization has historically focused on textile and...
Uplift Microhome Corp. entered the lobbying arena on July 27, 2026, hiring Chartwell Strategy Group LLC to advocate on housing issues.
Prediction markets are exploding. Trading volume hit $24 billion globally in April 2026 alone, but the regulatory framework hasn't caught up—and tribal...
The IRS is collapsing under the weight of budget cuts and staffing reductions, leaving millions of taxpayers unable to reach the agency or get their...
A Congressional Research Service report issued this week details a series of executive orders that have fundamentally reoriented American defense export...
For more than three decades, a federal program designed to let certain people restore their gun rights has been essentially defunct. Congress blocked it...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is moving to clear a backlog of diplomatic nominations as the Trump administration grapples with staffing gaps...
Desiree Sedillo has moved into a new position as a Legislative Correspondent for Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), effective July 1, 2026.
Athena Bitcoin terminated its lobbying contract with Government Relations Group LLC in the second quarter of 2026, according to an LDA filing termination...
Animal Wellness Action has tapped a new lobbying firm to press its agenda on Capitol Hill. The organization registered Tony Cárdenas and Bravo Strategy...
Baldwin Express Pipeline registered with a lobbying firm in July 2026. The pipeline company hired Law Offices of George Harris LLC and George Harris Sr. to...
The University of North Carolina System filed its second-quarter lobbying disclosure on July 27, 2026, reporting $115,000 in expenditures. But the filing...
Alliance for America's Promise Inc. is lobbying on Social Security and disabled veterans legislation through multiple firms, suggesting the organization is...
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen disclosed significant lobbying activity in the second quarter of 2026, filing its quarterly report on...
Americans for Financial Reform filed a lobbying amendment on July 27, 2026, reporting reduced spending for the first quarter of 2026. Americans for...
The Trump administration is moving to reshape the Farm Credit Administration, the independent federal regulator overseeing the nation's largest agricultural...
Congress has begun moving on legislation specifically designed to accelerate the commercialization of enhanced geothermal systems—a technology that could...
Most notably, the Administration proposed to eliminate the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) entirely. The stated rationale centered on...
Mesabi Metallics is preparing to launch a major domestic iron ore operation while simultaneously navigating federal policy on trade and supply chains....
Bloomberg LP is pivoting its lobbying strategy toward digital assets and financial data transparency. The company filed its second-quarter disclosure...
The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum ended its federal lobbying registration in early 2026, according to an LDA filing signed on July 26, 2026. The...
The Marine Corps is moving forward with an ambitious military transformation that will reshape how American ground forces operate in the Indo-Pacific and...