Jacob Wendler

FIRST IN PI — The developers of a multi-billion-dollar natural gas export facility recently donated $125,000 to a group supporting the congressional run of the son-in-law of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy , who holds major sway over their project, our colleagues Daniel L. and Mike Soraghan report.

May Mailman has snapped up her first major hire at the government affairs shop she started last year: fellow Trump admin alum Clark Milner is joining MPL Strategies as a principal.

One of President Donald Trump 's major policy initiatives is poised to bolster an industry he's long undermined: the electric vehicle sector, our colleagues Hannah Northey and James Bikales report.

A fresh wave of calls for oversight is reinforcing the likelihood that alleged conflicts of interest will be a top target for Democrats should they retake power in Congress next year.

— French PR firm Havas Media , which runs the lion's share of Israel's FARA-registered foreign influence work in the U.S., appears to have stood up an “institute” aimed at feeding LLMs positive information about Israel via one of its subcontractors, boutique ad agency Piro, Inc.

Nancy Pelosi 's influence will be felt throughout Washington long after she steps down at the end of this Congress. The continued presence of about 50 of her former staffers on Capitol Hill — as well as the sizable Pelosi alumni network downtown — is a sign that the former speaker's signature brand of hard-nosed, strategic leadership will outlive her tenure, our colleague Riley Rogerson reports

President Donald Trump 's favorite oil tycoon may soon sit in the driver's seat of the Independent Petroleum Association of America — one of the largest oil trade associations in the country, our colleague Mike Soraghan reports.

The crypto industry suffered a rare defeat last night in Florida after spending $2 million in an unsuccessful bid to defeat Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert in the Democratic primary to succeed outgoing Rep. Frederica Wilson , Jacob reports.

The Department of Justice is considering making substantive changes to rules under the Foreign Agents Registration Act for the first time in decades — but it's leaving K Street guessing on what that could mean for lawyers and lobbyists.

With help from Daniel Lippman Programming note: This newsletter will be on a summer break next week. We'll be back to our normal schedule on Monday, Aug. 31.