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Treasury proposes barring U.S. investment in Chinese ‘super intelligence’ and biotech firms under new outbound rules
A 137-page Treasury proposal implementing the COINS Act would prohibit U.S. investment in any super intelligence system developed in China and five other countries of concern, add biotechnology and hypersonics, and drop…
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Top 25 congressional leadership PACs gave $27.3 million to other committees this cycle, FEC data show
Clark, Emmer, Hoyer and Scalise lead an Inquisitor Data ranking of member-sponsored leadership PACs; pre-general reports show $403,500 in contributions from 11 of them in the first two weeks of October.
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Records show D.C. 911 calls are answered faster, while dispatch handoff targets go unmet
OUC’s own performance reports show average answer time fell to 4 seconds in fiscal 2025, while queue-to-dispatch performance slipped to 58.5% against a 75% target, as director Heather McGaffin prepares to leave…
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Ballard Partners reports nine of the 21 largest outside lobbying retainers for the third quarter
Ballard Partners reported $34.9 million in Q3 2026 lobbying income and nine of the 21 outside-firm reports of $400,000 or more, according to an Inquisitor review of LDA filings, with tables of…
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Vance’s PAC gave $225,000 to 45 House Republicans on Oct. 3, pre-election filings show
The final pre-election reports from 14 committees tied to possible 2028 candidates show Vance’s Working for Ohio sending 45 checks in one day, Beshear’s PAC buying ads in a Kentucky House race…