Sebastian Losacker-Arenas Joins House Committee as Staff Assistant
Sebastian R. Losacker-Arenas has joined the House Science, Space and Technology Committee as a Staff Assistant, effective August 1, 2026. Losacker-Arenas...
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Sebastian R. Losacker-Arenas has joined the House Science, Space and Technology Committee as a Staff Assistant, effective August 1, 2026. Losacker-Arenas...
Congress faces a fundamental disagreement over federal policy on transit-oriented development. A recent Congressional Research Service report frames a sharp...
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, which delivers water to approximately 1.2 million acres of farmland, hired Dennis Cardoza Consulting Services LLC...
The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking Congress for billions of dollars more than it budgeted, raising urgent questions about how the agency forecasts...
EPA's latest renewable fuel rule, released in March, expands the volume of biofuels required in U.S. transportation fuel for 2026 and 2027, but a...
A recent CRS report examines how modern vehicles collect and share precise location data, revealing regulatory gaps that could expose Americans to stalking,...
Congress faces a growing revenue problem as fuel-efficient and electric vehicles erode the federal gas tax base, a Congressional Research Service report...
Federal agencies handed out roughly $186 billion in improper payments in fiscal year 2025 — a staggering sum that represents money sent to the wrong people,...
A Congressional Research Service report on the Golden Dome air and missile defense program reveals a dramatic mismatch between the Trump administration's...
The Constitution requires periodic census conduct to apportion political representation among states. To prepare, the agency is running a smaller test than...
U.S.-China tariffs have spiraled to levels not seen in decades, with the average American duty on Chinese goods reaching approximately 36.5 percent as of...
A recent Congressional Research Service report examining the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act reveals how lawmakers are embedding cybersecurity...
Federal enforcement of the Johnson Amendment, which has restricted tax-exempt organizations from endorsing political candidates since 1954, faces a...
A recent GAO report has uncovered a striking shift in the federal workforce: probationary employees are leaving government jobs at rates significantly...
NASA is sitting on a growing pile of unfixed problems that could cost the agency millions of dollars and expose it to serious cybersecurity breaches. A...
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated on August 18 examines OSHA's approach to heat exposure regulation, a policy area where the current...
A recent CRS report on Cambodia lays bare a fundamental tension in the Trump Administration's approach to the Southeast Asian nation: the pursuit of...
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to extract critical minerals from the ocean floor, with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)...
PLS Group Ltd. has registered Continental Strategy LLC to lobby on six policy areas spanning defense, manufacturing, energy and nuclear issues, natural...
Chuck Gray emerged from a 10-candidate Republican primary field in Wyoming's at-large U.S. House race on Aug. 18, becoming the party's nominee with...
A recent Congressional Research Service report examining U.S.-Israel relations is forcing lawmakers to confront a fundamental question: whether and how the...
A recent CRS report examines a significant shift in how the second Trump Administration is approaching democracy and human rights promotion abroad,...
The deduction, created by the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act signed into law on July 4, 2025, allows workers to exclude certain overtime pay from taxable...
A recent CRS report examines a growing policy clash over how the FDA regulates substances manufacturers claim are safe to add to food. The stakes are...
