Federal Government Affairs
New federal court ruling shakes up disclosure norms in the federal independent expenditure space
In a decision likely to throw further uncertainty into the world of campaign finance disclosure rules, an Obama-appointed judge on […]
Chinese tech in Washington’s cross hairs
On May 29, the Trump Administration announced that the United States (US) will: (i) “impose a 25 percent tariff on […]
In optimistic State of the Union, Trump pitches deals to Dems
President Donald Trump on Tuesday delivered his first State of the Union address, using the occasion to make a sober […]
Government Shut Down Update
“A partial shutdown starting Saturday would in some ways not resemble the one in 2013. They could have made the […]
US Senate Commerce Committee Marks up and Passes Autonomous Vehicles Bill
The US Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation (the Committee) today marked up and passed bipartisan legislation, S.1885, the […]
Promises made, questions left unanswered by GOP tax plan
The Trump administration and Congressional Republican leaderships this week released their “Unified Framework for Fixing our Broken Tax Cod,” a […]
Congress and executive branch continue momentum toward bipartisan federal policies on autonomous vehicles
A week after the House of Representatives passed sweeping autonomous vehicle (AV) legislation, the Senate and the Trump administration both […]
As Congress returns: Tax reform
Although the Trump administration and the Republican leaders in Congress desperately want to pivot to tax reform, the volume of […]
As Congress returns: Cyber security vulnerabilities, reforms
Recently, several members of President Trump’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council resigned over the president’s “insufficient attention” to the nation’s cyber […]
As Congress returns: foreign policy looms large
On July 14, 2017, the House passed, with strong bipartisan support, its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) […]
As Congress returns: health care fixes
After the Senate failed to pass a version of repeal and replace in late July, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chair of […]