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Tyler Owens Joins Sen. Thune's Office
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (284+ words) as Senior Adviser and Counsel Legis1 Tyler Owens Joins Sen. Thune's Office as Senior Adviser and Counsel From Committee Clerk to Senior Adviser Tyler Owens has taken on a new role as Senior Adviser and Counsel in the office of Sen....
Mc Dermott Plus Ends PMRI Lobbying Representation
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (231+ words) Mc Dermott Plus LLC filed a lobbying disclosure termination with the Preventive Medicine Research Institute (PMRI) on July 6, 2026, ending a representation that concluded on June 30. The LDA filing, which covers the second quarter of 2026, listed a filing amount of $20, 000 for…...
Kathee Facchiano Joins House Energy Committee
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (276+ words) Legis1 Kathee Facchiano Becomes Special Assistant to House Committee From Lobbying to Congressional Committee Facchiano brings more than two decades of Capitol Hill experience to the role. She previously worked as vice president for Van Scoyoc Associates Inc. from 2023 until this…...
Economic Security Zones: Worker Risk Analysis
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (268+ words) The economic security zones hearing scheduled for July 14, 2026 will examine whether these initiatives are working and what risks they pose to American investors and workers. In April, the State Department announced a 4, 000-acre industrial hub in the Luzon Economic Corridor…...
Senate Confirms Space Force Chief Nomination
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (169+ words) The Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled on Thursday July 16 to consider the military leadership nomination of Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess as Chief of Space Operations, a position that oversees one of the military's most strategically critical domains. Sen. Roger…...
Senate Judiciary Debates Patent Eligibility Rules
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (187+ words) The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a patent eligibility hearing on July 14 that will examine one of the most consequential battles in intellectual property law: what kinds of innovations can actually be patented. The hearing comes as Congress considers the…...
House Committee Examines DEI Impact on Medical Training
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (241+ words) The agency's enforcement effort began earlier. On May 14, the DOJ announced the conclusion of its investigation into Yale School of Medicine, finding that it had discriminated based on race in admissions. The DOJ found that at Yale, Black and Hispanic…...
Alameda County Hires Picard Group for Federal Lobbying
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (202+ words) California's Alameda County registered Picard Group LLC as its lobbying firm on July 1, marking its entry into federal advocacy across six policy areas: Medicare and Medicaid, agriculture, budget and appropriations, housing, health issues, and law enforcement and criminal justice. The…...
Lumen Technologies Lobbies on Broadband Infrastructure
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (138+ words) Three senior government affairs officials are leading Lumen's congressional efforts, namely Robin Burns and Emily Hytha, both senior directors of government affairs, and Brian Adkins, vice president of government affairs. Adkins brings extensive telecom regulatory experience. He previously worked as…...
Wikimedia Foundation Hires Lobbyist Amid Political Scrutiny
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (192+ words) The Wikimedia Foundation, facing mounting criticism from Republican lawmakers over alleged bias and editorial control, has engaged Holland & Knight LLP for federal lobbying in the second quarter of 2026. The move comes as the organization confronts a political firestorm. In October…...