The 2018 midterm elections will usher in a sea change regardless of who holds the majority in the House or Senate when we wake up on Wednesday. Key retirements in both chambers ensure that the 116th Congress will look very different than the 115th. The sheer number of those not seeking reelection or retiring in the […]
By: David Adams and Kevin McLaughlin When the House jetted for the campaign trail after passing the Continuing Resolution (CR) earlier this fall, it left in its wake seven appropriations bills to finish before December 7. But when Congress reconvenes after the mid-term election, it’s safe to say that appropriations will take a backseat to […]
Cogent Strategies is out with a memo looking at what might happen after the election during the lame duck. Much depends on which party wins control of the House (and the Senate) next week, of course. Read more here.
With 41 days to go before the midterms, lobbying firms are sending notes to their clients on what’s going on. Here’s Cogent Strategies’ recent memo to clients. Read more here.
By Randall Gerard While the country has grown accustomed to epic pugilistic presidential battles every four years, Washington shouldn’t lose focus of the other four-year contests that carry just as much weight as the midterm congressional elections in determining the future of this country: the races for governor. Yes, the party that controls the Senate in the 116th Congress will make […]
Cogent Strategies sent out a note to clients on Wednesday outlining what’s going on in the 36 governor’s races taking place this year, which haven’t gotten as much attention as the battles for the House and the Senate. Read more on Politico here.
By Claudia James and Beth Inadomi As the 115th Congress winds down, digital privacy policy is heating up driven by a new California privacy law and the European Union’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – a digital privacy framework which impacts US companies doing business in Europe. And while executives from Facebook and […]
By Emily Pappas Last night, the chairmen and ranking members of House Science, Space and Technology Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee introduced bi-partisan legislation (H.R. 6227 and S. 3143) authorizing the establishment of a National Quantum Initiative. You’re probably scratching your head and asking yourself, a national what?! Rest assured, that’s the common […]
The Washington Diplomat publisher Victor Shiblie, Will Bohlen of Cogent Strategies and Greg Shields of DHL Express attend The Diplomat’s Philippine Ambassador Insider Series (AIS). Read more here.