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CONTENTS Overview Energy Environment Infrastructure Taxes Trade Policy Consumer Product Safety Congressional Oversight Appropriations Financial Services ________________________________________ OVERVIEW 2018 MIDTERMS: The Power of Women, Possibility, and Partisan Rancor By Scott Segal and Dee Martin The 2018 midterm elections showcased the...

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) last week released and ultimately approved a long-awaited package of legislation dubbed “Tax Reform 2.0.” The legislative text fleshes out the “listening session framework” put out by the Chairman shortly before...

In a special edition episode of The Lobby Shop, PRG Co-Head Scott Segal takes the reigns with an interview of President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Global Energy Institute, Karen Harbert, and our Bracewell colleague and former...

Today's episode features a chat with Haley Byrd, Congressional Reporter for the Weekly Standard. Haley lends her expertise on the workings and habits of Congress to our discussion of the latest NAFTA and Trade War news. Download and listen on...

A lot has happened this week in Washington and New York regarding the ins and outs of campaign finance law and international lobbying disclosure. Lucky for you, our co-hosts have a depth of experience with these processes and are here...

This week, our hosts dive deep into this week's August election results and what they tell us about the political climate for November's Midterms. Download and listen on: Stitcher iTunes Soundcloud Google Play

Last week, the Senate followed the House of Representatives in passing the John McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (the “NDAA”), which President Trump is expected to sign into law very soon. The NDAA was amended late...

We're joined this week by Scott Lincicome, trade attorney and adjunct professor at The Cato Institute and Duke Law. We cover Scott's viral t-shirt design, the latest in retaliatory tariff news, and many other updates in the global Trade War...

With Congress wrapping up its Summer work and August recess rapidly approaching, the tax agenda for the remainder of the year has started to come into focus. With hopes for a ride on the must-pass aviation bill all but dashed...

This week we are joined in the Lobby Shop by Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball out of the UVA Center for Politics. Josh, Liam, and Kyle talk Midterms, key swing states, the current political climate's impact on...

After two weeks off, Josh, Paul, and Liam discuss the on-air discovery of Justice Kennedy's retirement from SCOTUS in episode 55 and what has happened in the time since. We also dive into the way the President talks about tariff...

Josh, Liam, and Paul discuss the results of several midterm primary elections, including the shocking win of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York's 14th District Democratic primary over a long term incumbent. Other major topics include: Harley-Davidson and steel tariffs, the...

We're debuting a new format to The Lobby Shop this week, now featuring your three regular co-hosts Josh Zive, Liam Donovan, and Paul Nathanson. We'll cover the latest DC news from three angles: diving into legislation and policy, understanding their...

Josh and Liam reunite in The Lobby Shop for a look at what Liam has been up to for the last few weeks. We cover the cancellation of Congress's August recess by Senate Majority Leader McConnell, the outlook of the...

Josh Zive is joined in The Lobby Shop by Caitlin Andrews and John Lee, whose hard work on behalf of childhood cancer groups resulted in the passage of the STAR Act, legislation that will advance pediatric cancer research. We explore...