Reporter @BGov, covering lobbying & influence. Former @RollCall @CQNow. Mom. Denver native. [email protected]
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Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
ICYMI: AI risk evaluator METR is staffing its lobbying apparatus as safety fears hit Washington, @caitlinoprysko & I report
Model Evaluation and Threat Research, Inc., a research nonprofit that evaluates frontier artificial intelligence models, hired its first federal lobbyists last month ahead of a crucial AI summit at the White House. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
New from me on the campaign trail!
Visited Lansing, Mich., last week to shadow @tombarrettmi7 as he door-knocked & @WeWill2026 as he held town halls.
It's the costliest House race in the country & both men are leaning into populist health policy ideas.
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Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: Chris LaCivita and James Blair donate their full six-figure Bosnian consulting fee to Trump's presidential library — from @stevennelson10 and me:
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Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
In the home stretch in one of the most closely watched and costliest House contests, both candidates have been leaning into populist policy ideas, a sign of the angst over rising insurance premiums and distrust of the corporations behind the high costs. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
The cryptocurrency industry blanketed Washington this year to push its agenda, but key players in the sector tapered off their federal lobbying expenditures as a signature legislative priority collapsed in September, new disclosures show. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
AI safety super PAC Guardrails Alliance continues to receive the bulk of its funding - over $1.8 million this year -- from its dark money group, according to the latest filing.
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
OVERNIGHT: @SpeakerMcCarthy on Bloomberg TV in Singapore predicted GOP will lose the House. Blames new GOP leaders for keeping House out of session and working too little. Says a 2006 situation is underway in part due to high gas prices
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
Broke down Q3 spending from the crypto lobby, which had a rollercoaster of a quarter as the Clarity Act barreled toward a Senate vote before stalling. Total spending from top groups dipped from Q2, and a few firms began terminating clients.
w/ @kackleyZ
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Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
SCOOP @jewishinsider via @marcrod97: "AIPAC to end candidate endorsements, PAC contributions to allies"
jewishinsider.com/2026/10/ai…
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
The NAM is taking its all-out push for bipartisan permitting reform directly to shop floors across America during the October congressional recess.
"Congress must seize the opportunity to enact comprehensive permitting reform by advancing the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act," @nhstef tells @BGOV.
via today's Power Play newsletter by @kackleyZ and @caitlinoprysko
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
I imagine the rest of the ticket frantically begging the President for another round of commentary on Husted’s formidable hindquarters just to talk about anything else.
SCOOP: Vivek Ramaswamy is doubling down on the explosive ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother attacking her daughter, putting $4 million behind it despite fierce bipartisan backlash
More >>
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Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
Realtors surpass Chamber of Commerce as top spender on federal lobbying this year (via @kackleyZ):
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
Must-read midterms story from @Ximena_Bustillo, who traveled to Colorado last week to report on the battleground 8th District, where both parties are scrambling to court unaffiliated Latino voters
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Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
Manchin campaigned with Collins in Maine today in support of her bid for a 6th Senate term, 13 days before the midterm elections. @cspan c-span.org/program/campaign-…
Lot of K St news this morning - might need extra coffee. -- > The @nardotrealtor ousted @USChamber as K St's top lobby, while some of the most dramatic growth on K Street came from AI cos. that disclosed record sums. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
Flock Safety poured $360,000 into federal lobbying during the third quarter of the year, as broad privacy concerns over the company’s automated license plate readers surfacedon Capitol Hill. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
NRSC reported $51.4 million in September receipts, including a $20 million loan
About $34 million on coordinated expenditures for the month
$28.3 million cash-on-hand Sept. 30
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Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
Exclusive: Joel Kaplan leaving Meta after 15 years as policy chief axios.com/2026/10/20/joel-ka…
Kate Ackley Zeller retweeted
Nvidia Corp. shelled out nearly $2.2 million on federal lobbying in the third quarter, the chipmaker’s biggest investment in disclosed influence efforts to date, new filings show. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Nvidia Corp. shelled out nearly $2.2 million on federal lobbying in the third quarter, the chipmaker’s biggest investment in disclosed influence efforts to date
news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…