OUR PERSPECTIVES

This week, DHS funding negotiations falter, the House unveils its Farm Bill, and a sweeping housing bill clears the chamber. Check it all out in this week's BG3! Click the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.

We are just under 265 days from the midterm elections (with early primaries just around the corner), so almost everything needs to be viewed through both a policy and political lens at this point...and increasingly so as the election nears.  Doing this helps to separate messaging from policy, while also appreciating how closely the two are aligned heading into a consequential election cycle.     Trade is no exception.  The President's tariff agenda has consistently been a tal

Check out this week's #AppropriationsUpdate  for insights on the path forward for DHS funding and what committees are doing as they prepare for FY27. Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.

This week, a short shutdown ends as Congress passes a funding deal, partisan tensions rise over DHS funding, and Trump and Xi signal progress on trade. Check it all out in this week's BG3! Click the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.

In today’s Sustainability Report, we highlight bipartisan momentum on permitting reform, outstanding political challenges, and the political roadblocks that remain. Click here or the image below to download a full PDF version of the latest Sustainability Report.

Take a look at the newest #RuralReport for an update on a potential farm bill hurdle and USDA's pause on specific loan guarantees through the REAP program. Click here to download the full PDF version of the Rural Report.

Take a look at this week's #AppropriationsUpdate for details on the possibility of a partial government shutdown and how earmarks have driven appropriations movement despite pushback. Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.

Check out January's #CongressionalUpdate  – a real-time snapshot of legislative activity, tracking the number of bills introduced, passed, failed, vetoed, and signed.  Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.

This week, a brief shutdown appears likely as Congress finalizes spending bills, President Trump names a Fed Chair nominee, and early 2026 polls favor Democrats. Check it all out in this week's BG3! Click the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.

As soon as Congress passed a continuing resolution until January 30 th , pretty much everyone in DC circled the date on their calendar as the next possible government shutdown.  However, at the time, both parties were committed to avoiding that scenario – even if it meant another continuing resolution for the legislation not yet finalized in time.  All that said, we are now on the eve of a government shutdown that has complexities – policy, politics, and parliamentary logisti

Before a second killing by ICE agents in Minneapolis over the weekend created major objections to advancing increased Homeland Security funding (and could very well lead to the second government shutdown in 6 months), the remaining 6 FY26 appropriations bills were largely on a glidepath to final passage in the Senate. And despite one of the tensest political environments in modern history, the progress on moving 9 out of 12 appropriations bills up to this point is in no small

If we consider 2025 to be a year of undoing and sharp change in direction at the federal level, then we can look forward to 2026 shaped less by new headline-grabbing legislation and more by the consequences of decisions already on the books. Energy and environmental issues have always been shaped by hard-to-comprehend issue areas (such as changes to power plants and wonky emissions reduction schemes). However, this year the consumer will feel the impact of an aging grid on th

Take a look at this week's #AppropriationsUpdate for details on the possibility of a partial government shutdown and how earmarks have driven appropriations movement despite pushback. Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.

This week, appropriations clear the House, tariff plans shift following talks with NATO, and PBM reforms advance in the House. Check it all out in this week's BG3! Click the image below to download a full PDF version of the document.

In today’s Outdoor Report, lawmakers review EXPLORE Act implementation, the House votes to roll back Boundary Waters protections, and Congress advances FY26 Interior–Environment funding. Check it all out and more in the latest Outdoor Report! Click here to download a full PDF version of the report.

As bipartisan momentum takes shape early in the year, Brumidi Group Partner Madeline Wade shares her perspective on how organizations can frame climate policy to resonate across the aisle.

Check out the most recent #RuralReport for updates on FY26 appropriations and the status of congressional efforts to provide additional farm aid. Click here to download the full PDF version of the Rural Report.

Check out this week's #AppropriationsUpdate for details on the progress of Congress's initial FY26 minibus package, as well as the recently released second minibus, and how earmarks are affecting the process. Click here or the image below to download a PDF of the full document.

In today's Sustainability Report, we examine how the new funding bills will impact energy and environment-related programs, what we anticipate will happen this spring, and how to get involved with the relevant agencies.  Click here or the image below to download a full PDF version of the latest Sustainability Report.

We are now 300 days away from the 2026 election, and, like most past elections, the economy will take center stage as the core issue of the campaign cycle, with a particular focus on the costs facing consumers and the overall issue of the affordability of goods, services, healthcare, and more.  And, it seems as though both sides of the political aisle want to have this debate.   While there may be many issues that are above the fold in papers every day, few are things that vo