House Panel Votes to Dismantle Education Department
Why it matters: The House Education and Workforce Committee advanced a sweeping 10-bill package on July 15, 2026, that would permanently transfer the...
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Why it matters: The House Education and Workforce Committee advanced a sweeping 10-bill package on July 15, 2026, that would permanently transfer the...
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is convening a series of closed sessions this week as the chamber grapples with competing pressures over...
Why it matters: Two Trump administration health nominees faced intense questioning from Senate Democrats on July 15, 2026, as the chamber examines whether...
The Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration oversee more than $65 billion in construction and acquisition projects across the...
Paramount Skydance Corp. has significantly expanded its lobbying efforts in the second quarter of 2026, filing multiple disclosures that show the company...
Alcoa Corp. filed its second-quarter lobbying disclosure report on July 20, 2026, reporting $960,000 in spending but providing no detail on what issues it...
The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with judicial and prosecutorial confirmations that could reshape federal law enforcement and the bench. A...
A Senate Finance Committee hearing on the President's 2026 trade policy agenda arrives at a critical juncture for American trade law. The Supreme Court's...
The Senate Banking Committee hearing scheduled for July 23 will consider six nominations across key financial agencies, including a new director for the...
The House passed H.R. 8823, the Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act, with overwhelming bipartisan support on Roll...
Stop Gas Station Heroin LLC is lobbying on kratom regulation as federal agencies move to restrict access. The FDA issued a consumer warning in May 2025...
The Senate Finance Committee is moving to fill four critical Treasury Department vacancies as the federal government faces mounting debt and aggressive...
Why it matters: Kevin Warsh appeared before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on July 15, 2026, for his first semiannual monetary...
The House overwhelmingly approved a reauthorization of critical cancer screening programs on Tuesday, sending a signal that Congress can still find common...
Why it matters: The House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on July 15, 2026, focused on reducing U.S. dependency on China for critical supply...
Congress is moving to tighten rules around foreign funding and religious organization tax treatment in a markup that signals escalating concern over money...
Why it matters: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a counterintelligence hearing states are increasingly confronting foreign...
The House Science Committee markup scheduled for Tuesday will consider legislation that charts NASA's course for the next decade. H.R. 7273 would reaffirm...
Harvard University terminated its lobbying engagement with O'Neill, Athy & Casey PC, according to a filing signed July 20, 2026. The termination became...
Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat from Arizona missed votes more often than any of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate during the 119th Congress, according to...
Why it matters: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee convened on July 15, 2026, to advance a bipartisan overhaul of federal disaster...
Ana Rojas-Plumberg has joined the office of Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE-3) as a legislative correspondent, according to congressional staff records. The move...
Genentech disclosed $1.81 million in lobbying expenditures for the Second Quarter of 2026, marking a significant jump from its modest $378,000 spend in the...
Alex Von Furstenberg has engaged in federal lobbying activity through a Second Quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure filing, retained Brownstein Hyatt Farber...
