Kate Ackley
Reporter at Bloomberg Industry Group
Reporter @BGov, covering lobbying & Congress. Former @RollCall @CQNow. Mom. Denver native.
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18 hours ago |
news.bgov.com | Maeve Sheehey |Kate Ackley |Lillianna Byington |Emily Birnbaum
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks, a significant step in the bipartisan effort that’s long faced obstacles getting past leadership and into law. “I’m in favor of that, because I don’t think we should have any appearance of impropriety here,” Johnson told reporters Wednesday. A number of good government groups and members on the left and right say lawmakers’ market moves can risk insider trading and undermine Americans’ trust in Congress.
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1 day ago |
news.bgov.com | Kate Ackley |Lillianna Byington
President Donald Trump’s swing through the Middle East this week is mobilizing lobbyists for Qatar and other countries on the tour, while that nation’s proposed Boeing airplane gift sparks controversy on Capitol Hill. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have deployed high-dollar, bipartisan lobbyists and registered foreign agents to tout their interests with some on the ground during Trump’s trip.
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6 days ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Kate Ackley
White House budget proposes $64 million Howard funding cut HBCUs look to GOP Congress to keep federal money flowingHarvard and other Ivy League universities are the public face of President Donald Trump’s war with higher education. But historically Black colleges and universities — which don’t have multibillion-dollar endowments to lean on — may bear the brunt of the budget-slashing if Congress doesn’t buck Trump’s budget. “Harvard is the shiny object, so you focus on Harvard.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bloomberglaw.com | Kate Ackley
The first 100 days of Trump 2.0 sent a jolt into the Washington lobbying corridor, and the dizzying policy-making pace and big-ticket fights ahead signal a business boom for many in the influence industry. Lobbyists are already seeing a spike in work as corporations, universities, and foreign governments seek advice over responding to President Donald Trump’s moves on tariffs and trade deals, tax rates, and cuts to government programs.
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2 weeks ago |
news.bgov.com | Kate Ackley
The first 100 days of Trump 2.0 sent a jolt into the Washington lobbying corridor, and the dizzying policy-making pace and big-ticket fights ahead signal a business boom for many in the influence industry. Lobbyists are already seeing a spike in work as corporations, universities, and foreign governments seek advice over responding to President Donald Trump’s moves on tariffs and trade deals, tax rates, and cuts to government programs.
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The 8 Ivy League schools spent $1.5+ million on federal lobbying in Q1 2025. The 100+ HBCUs spent less than $600,000 on federal lobbying in Q1, per lobby disclosures. https://t.co/oQAs58S74w
Harvard is the face of President Trump’s war with higher education. But HBCUs — which don’t have multibillion-dollar endowments to lean on — may bear the brunt of the budget-slashing if Congress doesn’t buck Trump. With @kackleyz, Maika Ito for @bgov: https://t.co/YBiiVtHsHi
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