Trent Lott and John Breaux sign on at Crossroads Strategies

Former Sens. Trent Lott and John Breaux are joining the Washington lobbying firm Crossroads Strategies, a week after Lott was abruptly fired by Squire Patton Boggs. Lott, a Mississippi Republican, and Breaux, a Louisiana Democrat, spent a decade as two of the top lobbyists at Squire Patton Boggs, representing clients such as Nissan, SpaceX and…

Trump administration awards $350M contract to ramp up U.S. drug manufacturing

The Department of Health and Human Services Tuesday granted a four-year, $354 million contract to a new company in Virginia that will make drug ingredients and generic medicines as part of a wider push to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s award to Phlow can be extended for…