Each year, it seems the holiday shopping season starts earlier and earlier. We’re all familiar with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, but Rachel Van Metre Kibbe, CEO of American Circular Textiles (ACT), is encouraging shoppers to think sustainably this Secondhand Sunday. ACT is an organization advocating for responsible fashion industry oversight and […]
After one of the most chaotic campaign cycles in modern history, the 2024 election is finally behind us. While the polls largely had President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead heat, the final outcome was decisive. Trump continues to “defy political gravity,” as one of our experts noted and came out […]
The House, Senate, and the Biden administration have until midnight Saturday, September 30, to either find a way to pass 12 appropriations bills (so far, they have passed one), including funding levels and policy riders, or agree to a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to create a runway to fund the government in the new fiscal […]
With Election Day upon us, Republicans continue to be the clear favorites to take control of the U.S. House and, possibly, the U.S. Senate. Given those odds, House and Senate Republicans have already stated their priorities in a likely majority as government and corporate oversight; energy production; reliability and affordability; government spending; and confronting foreign […]
Juan Soto may have been traded away from Washington (tear) but the good (?) news for political fans is that the town’s regulatory MVP is staying put. In a city where every legislative and executive branch office thinks that they are critically important, there is one true superstar: the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs […]
A look at some of the key Senate races that could be the deciding factor in the upcoming 2022 Midterm elections.
Tech industry cash flows to Democrats despite 2020 scrutiny
Wells Fargo hired Cogent Strategies to work on policy issues affecting banking institutions. David Oxner, former policy adviser to Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Randall Gerard, former staff assistant on the Senate Commerce Committee, will work on the account. Read more here.
Wells Fargo has added Cogent Strategies, the firm started by Kimberley Fritts, to its roster of Washington lobbying firms. Dave Oxner, who joined Cogent in March from the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, and Randall Gerard will lobby for the bank. Read more here.
It is hard to believe the midterms were just over a week ago… and we are still counting votes. Whether you have midterm fatigue or not, one thing is for certain: this election was one for the record books. The midterms saw record-breaking turnout (113 million people voted), record-breaking female congressional candidates (over 110 winners […]
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