Golden Dome’s Progress And Direction Under Scrutiny in Senate
A Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee is set to examine Golden Dome, a defense initiative that has drawn sustained corporate interest and lobbying...
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A Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee is set to examine Golden Dome, a defense initiative that has drawn sustained corporate interest and lobbying...
The House Ways and Means Committee scheduled a markup hearing for September 16, with an agenda that includes H.R. 10357, the Digital Asset Tax Certainty...
A software error in New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission system added approximately 6,600 noncitizens to voter rolls between June 2023 and June 2024,...
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee will consider the Agricultural Act of 2026 on Wednesday, September 16. The Senate bill would...
President Trump and the House of Representatives are at odds over security provisions in the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) 2027 budget. A...
The House Rules Committee scheduled an oversight hearing for September 14 that lists five bills. Two of the bills, H.J. Res. 213 and H.J. Res. 210, would...
The Department of Agriculture is unprepared for climate-driven threats to American farms and forests, according to a new report from the U.S. Government...
The network of nuclear laboratories and production sites for National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is increasingly juggling work for outside...
A persistent shortage of affordable rental housing for the nation's poorest households is the central tension underlying a Congressional Research Service...
Trucks carry approximately 65 percent of U.S. freight by weight and 75 percent by cargo value, making commercial trucking central to the nation's supply...
Medicaid and Medicare play outsized roles in funding and access to nursing home care in the United States. As of July, 14,693 long-term care facilities with...
The House Committee on Natural Resources will meet September 15 to mark up 17 bills covering wildlife management, endangered species, public lands, tribal...
House staff compensation has emerged as a focal point for congressional operations, with a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report documenting...
A recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report tracking Senate committee staff pay finds that compensation for some key positions has moved in...
House committee staff in 14 selected positions had median pay ranging from $69,910 for staff assistants to $228,032 for staff directors in 2025.
Energy Action Fund, the advocacy arm of the Energy Foundation, hired Lot Sixteen LLC to lobby Congress on clean energy and environmental issues. The...
Members' base salaries have remained frozen at $174,000 since 2009, while their own staff can now earn up to $228,000 annually, creating a situation where...
Congress is reshaping federal nutrition standards for school meals after more than a decade of low-fat-only rules. The law, enacted on January 14,...
Smithfield Foods is lobbying on science-based animal welfare standards and Farm Bill reauthorization while contending with U.S. scrutiny of its foreign...
Honeywell International Inc. ended its contract with Etherton and Associates Inc. on June 30, according to a termination filing signed on September 11.
A look into Senate staff salaries reveals stark disparities in compensation trends across Senate staff roles, with some positions gaining ground while...
Michelin North America Inc. hired Boundary Stone Partners LLC as its lobbying firm on a new-client registration signed September 11. The tire manufacturer...
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on September 16 to examine pending nominations. The hearing comes as artificial intelligence...
With only 14 percent of eligible children currently served, the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary...