3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (197+ words) Xiphos Partners Inc. registered Capital Park Partners LLC as its lobbying firm on August 25. The defense contractor has lobbied on defense, budget, and science/technology issues over the past five years. Xiphos Partners provides sustainment and specialized training services for…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (239+ words) The Department of Energy announced on August 12 that it would not proceed with designating three proposed National Interest Electricity Transmission Corridors (NIETCs), reversing the former Biden administration's initiative to expand federal authority over power grid construction. The Secretary of Energy…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (271+ words) Legis1 SC Marketing Hires Ballard Partners for Tariff Lobbying SC Marketing US Inc. registered with Ballard Partners LLC to lobby on tariff and trade issues for the first time. SC Marketing US Inc. has zero active lobbyists. Ballard Partners assigned Brian…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (671+ words) Legis1 Congressional Authority to Regulate Data Centers A Congressional Research Service report on congressional authority to regulate data centers published September 3 maps out the constitutional tools Congress could deploy to shape how artificial intelligence infrastructure is built and operated across the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (183+ words) Colorado has added a second lobbying firm to its roster, bringing Bernhardt Group LLC into the mix alongside Holland & Knight LLP after Squire Patton Boggs stepped back from the account. The state did not specify which issues Bernhardt Group will…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (392+ words) The defense industrial base has eroded significantly over the past generation or more, leaving the United States without the capacity and workforce needed for sustained military production, according to Foreign Policy Magazine. The Heritage Foundation has attributed part of this…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (227+ words) The program's long-range actuarial deficit worsened to 4.42 percent of taxable payroll in 2026, up from 3.82 percent the prior year. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act reduced the program's actuarial balance by an estimated 0.16 percent of payroll. The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (165+ words) PBGC insures roughly 30 million workers across approximately 23,500 defined benefit pension plans, split between single-employer programs covering 18.4 million workers and multiemployer plans covering 11.1 million. At the end of fiscal year 2025, the single-employer program held a $62.2 billion surplus and the multiemployer program…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (177+ words) Legis1 Elysium Management Lobbies on Financial Institutions Issues Elysium Management LLC, the single-family office of Leon Black, founder of Apollo Global Management, has registered with Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US LLP to lobby on financial institutions, investments, and securities issues. The filing,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (363+ words) Lawmakers from both parties are pressing the Treasury Department to sanction Chinese banks that are financing Iran's war effort. According to Politico, congressional anger at China reflects its refusal to use its influence over Tehran to push for a peace…...