Government Contracting Surges, But Not for All
A Congressional Research Service report released this week offers a comprehensive snapshot of federal small business contracting, revealing a system that is...
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A Congressional Research Service report released this week offers a comprehensive snapshot of federal small business contracting, revealing a system that is...
The Trump administration is moving to fundamentally reshape the Senior Executive Service, the federal government's cadre of roughly 6,600 top career...
The Senate confirmed Kara Westercamp as a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, a specialized federal tribunal that handles trade disputes and...
The House passed H.R. 6955, the Main Street Act, on a largely party-line vote, marking a significant shift in banking regulation that Republicans framed as...
Blackstone Inc. filed a lobbying disclosure through Colton Street Group on July 21, 2026, for the second quarter of 2026. The LDA filing Q2 2026 reported...
Northern California Power Agency filed an NCPA lobbying disclosure for the second quarter of 2026, reporting $268,418 in expenditures. However, the agency...
The University of Texas System's lobbying disclosure UT System filing for the second quarter reveals the institution's continued focus on federal research...
Sony Music Entertainment filed its Q2 2026 lobbying disclosure on July 21, 2026, reporting $410,000 in expenditures for the quarter. The filing, identified...
LinkedIn has terminated its lobbying engagement with Harbinger Strategies LLC, ending a relationship that spanned from 2025 through mid-2026. The LinkedIn...
Why it matters: The House Financial Services Committee held a contentious hearing on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's semi-annual report...
The American Osteopathic Association filed its Q2 2026 lobbying disclosure, reporting $142,399 in expenditures as the group continues pressing Congress on...
Susan G. Komen for the Cure filed a Q2 2026 lobbying disclosure act filing showing the organization spent $130,000 on federal advocacy during the quarter....
The Native American Contractors Association filed a NACA lobbying disclosure showing expenditures of $170,000 for the Second Quarter of 2026, representing a...
The Senate Budget Committee's rescheduled business meeting on federal spending authority reflects ongoing tensions over executive power and the proper use...
Why it matters: The Trump administration is seeking to slash the Office of Space Commerce budget by eighty percent while simultaneously asking Congress to...
Why it matters: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks held a hearing on July 21, 2026, examining 25 bills that...
The House passed a floor vote bill on July 23rd that keeps the federal government funded through December 4th, preventing a shutdown when the fiscal year...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform filed its Second Quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure on July 20, 2026, reporting $120,000 in lobbying...
The House advanced a procedural resolution on Wednesday that will allow floor consideration of six bills, including a sweeping defense authorization measure...
Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the United States, claiming an estimated 39,345 lives in 2024 alone. As Congress grapples with...
Why it matters: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved two major Interior Department nominees on July 16, 2026, while splitting on a...
Congress and the Trump Administration battled sharply over the scale of U.S. foreign aid spending in FY2026, with lawmakers ultimately tripling the...
First Global Technology reported spending $150,000 on congressional lobbying in the second quarter of 2026, according to a lobbying disclosure filed July...
The House and Senate are pursuing fundamentally different approaches to regulating how social media platforms protect minors, and the divergence could...
