Congress Attempts to Fix Wildfire Prevention Delays
A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a moment when the stakes for getting federal land policy right on wildfire could hardly be higher. The...
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A new Congressional Research Service report lands at a moment when the stakes for getting federal land policy right on wildfire could hardly be higher. The...
The airwaves that carry your cell phone signal, guide a missile to its target, and keep a Navy destroyer's radar humming are all drawn from the same finite...
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions convened an NLRB congressional hearing on June 4 that put the Trump...
Why it matters: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a Secure Data Act hearing on June 3, examining H.R....
The Senate confirmed Anthony Mattivi as a U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas on June 9, 2026, by a vote of 51 to 46, with every Republican...
The Army is asking Congress to approve a nearly $253 billion budget for fiscal year 2027 while simultaneously managing a reported $4 billion to $6 billion...
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) met Tuesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson in a 30-minute meeting at the Capitol, a conversation that grew directly out of...
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), the House Democratic Caucus Chair and co-chair of the House Democratic Commission on AI, publicly criticized a new bipartisan AI...
Why it matters: The House Financial Services Committee's oversight hearing on prudential regulators on June 4 became a flashpoint over presidential...
Why it matters: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee convened June 4 for a markup that advanced its fiscal year 2027 budget priorities and...
A new Congressional Research Service report on Direct Loan repayment plans lands at a pivotal moment: the federal student loan repayment landscape is being...
American Consumer Credit Advocates Inc. is entering the federal lobbying arena for the first time, registering Ballard Partners LLC just weeks after...
Why it matters: The House Subcommittee on Federal Lands held an oversight hearing on the state of federal forests and the 2026 wildfire outlook on June 4,...
Sen. Lindsey Graham won the South Carolina GOP primary on June 9, clearing a five-candidate field with roughly 59 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff and...
The Social Gaming Leadership Alliance has filed a new lobbying registration disclosure with Covenant Government Affairs LLC, signaling a fresh push into...
Arlington National Cemetery is running out of room. With roughly 67,200 burial spaces remaining as of June 2026, the cemetery that holds nearly 430,000...
The Blockchain Association's in-house lobbying team brings deep Capitol Hill credentials to its First Quarter 2026 disclosure. CEO Summer Mersinger spent...
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network terminated its lobbying relationship with Actum I LLC at the end of the first quarter of 2026, according...
The Faster Labor Contracts Act passed the House on Tuesday, 230 to 193, in a vote that flipped the usual partisan script: 210 Democrats voted yes, 192...
A new Congressional Research Service report published June 9 lays bare a legal crisis at the heart of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement...
The Seneca Nation of Indians has filed a new lobbying registration disclosure, bringing on the firm of Aurene Michele Martin — operating as Spirit Rock LLC...
Palantir Technologies has added Northern Compass Group LLC to its lobbying roster, filing a new client registration on June 1, 2026. The lobbying...
A decades-old regulatory quirk is forcing Congress and the White House into an uncomfortable alliance — and a fight with the oil refining industry — over...
Why it matters: The House Administration Committee convened a full oversight hearing on June 3 with Thomas Austin, the Architect of the Capitol, as Congress...