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The Drug Enforcement Administration's move to control 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule I substance marks a significant shift in how the federal government...
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The Drug Enforcement Administration's move to control 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule I substance marks a significant shift in how the federal government...
Congress is attempting a deliberate recalibration of bank regulation. The House Committee on Financial Services advanced H.R. 6955, the Main Street Capital...
The House Education and Workforce Committee is advancing a slate of education bills that signal where Republicans intend to move policy in areas from K-12...
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is moving forward with Kevin Lilly's nomination to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife at the...
The Senate Finance Committee held a Treasury nominees hearing on July 16, 2026, to consider four key Treasury Department positions as the Trump...
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a contentious TSA Administrator nomination hearing on Thursday, July 16, 2026, for David Cummins, a Virginia...
The PGA Tour filed a lobbying disclosure for second quarter 2026 activity, registering FGS Global as a representative and spending $150,000 on lobbying...
The American Gaming Association is escalating its government affairs operations. The trade group's in-house lobbying spending more than tripled...
Why it matters: Keith Sonderling's confirmation hearing for Labor Secretary revealed a fundamental rift over worker protections. The Trump administration is...
The American College of Surgeons is ramping up its lobbying efforts on healthcare policy priorities, including physician compensation and emergency...
The utility company is lobbying on legislation that would streamline environmental reviews and modernize how the government coordinates on natural gas...
Parker Boggs has been promoted to Operations Director in the personal office of Rep. Katherine Cammack (R-FL-3), a position he has held since February 2026....
Novelis Inc. is maintaining steady engagement with Congress on aluminum industry issues, even as the specific legislative targets of its lobbying remain...
Why it matters: The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing on July 16, 2026, for Lieutenant General Douglas A. Schiess to become Chief...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on July 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM in room 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building to examine five pending...
The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa is convening a hearing on Abraham Accords expansion at a moment when the...
Senate Republicans suffered a setback in their push to dramatically expand defense spending, as a procedural vote on S. 4784 collapsed under partisan...
Money is flooding into Arizona's 4th Congressional District as incumbent Democrat Greg Stanton battles to hold his seat in a competitive environment....
The House approved a sweeping $49.8 billion national security and State Department spending bill on July 15, 2026, sending a signal about Congress's...
A congressional subcommittee is preparing to examine how the Biden-Harris Department of Labor shared sensitive investigative files with plaintiffs'...
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled to examine United Nations reform and accountability on July 22, bringing fresh scrutiny to an organization...
The National Association of Ukrainian Defense Industries (NAUDI) has engaged McKeon Group Inc. to navigate Congress on issues surrounding Ukrainian defense...
Edison Electric Institute lobbying activity shows the utility industry remains focused on federal energy policy. The utility trade group filed a lobbying...
Twenty-five years after 9/11, Congress is convening to examine whether the U.S. intelligence apparatus is prepared for the terrorism threats reshaping...