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Lobbyists
house democrats
Jan. 4, 2022
Pelosi’s Successor Will Face Bigger Problems Than ‘Democrats in Disarray’ Factional conflicts won’t be as big of a headache for the next Speaker if the midterms shift the balance of power in Washington.
By Ed Kilgore
coronavirus
Mar. 20, 2020
Lobbyists Swarm as Congress Prepares Massive Aid Bill When the dinner bell rings, all sorts of hungry industries are making a case that they need help.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Feb. 19, 2020
Elizabeth Warren’s One-Two Punch for Conquering Washington The policy-oriented senator has at least a good start on a plan for enacting her plans.
By Ed Kilgore
drain the swamp
Mar. 8, 2019
Trump Owns the Swamp Now, and It’s Awash in Lobbyists The administration seems to be filling, not draining, the swamp of special interest influence in Washington.
By Ed Kilgore
Top Trump Donor Paid Michael Cohen to Score Him a $5 Billion Federal Loan Trump’s personal attorney agreed to secretly encourage Trump to give Franklin Haney billions in taxpayer money in exchange for a cut of the proceeds.
By Eric Levitz
Washington Lobbyists Anticipating Democratic House Denizens of the swamp are hiring Democrats to shore up their relationships with the potential bosses of the next Congress.
By Ed Kilgore
meat alternatives
Apr. 6, 2018
The Impossible Burger Officially Cannot Be Stopped The “bleeding” meat alternative now has $400 million in funding and a dedicated lobbyist in Washington.
By Clint Rainey
Why Trump’s Tax Plan Will (Probably) Be Impossible to Pass The plan’s upper middle-class tax increases are too high for many GOP lawmakers to tolerate – but still too low to satisfy the party’s deficit hawks.
By Eric Levitz
Congress Is a Desert, Not a Swamp While many people think Congress is enriching itself, it’s actually too poor in policy knowledge and resources to do much more than take orders.
By Ed Kilgore
Trump Drains Swamp by Granting Ethics Waivers to Many White House Staffers He had been granting the waivers in secret, and clashed with the Office of Government Ethics over its effort to make them public.
By Margaret Hartmann
The Trump Administration Has Declared War on the Office of Government Ethics The office asked the White House to disclose any ethics waivers it provided to ex-lobbyists. The White House said the office can’t make them do that.
By Eric Levitz
drain the swamp
May 5, 2017
Lewandowski Quits Lobbying Firm He Co-Founded Questions had been raised about the firm’s work in Eastern Europe, and why Lewandowski wasn’t registered as a lobbyist.
By Margaret Hartmann
Report: Corey Lewandowski Is Promising Clients Face Time With Trump The president’s former campaign manager is offering clients meetings with “key members of the U.S. Administration,” according to Politico .
By Adam K. Raymond
Trump Picks Dan Coats As Director of National Intelligence On paper a safe choice, the former senator is a bit old for the turf fights he will have to resolve, and is another symbol of the Washington “swamp.”
By Ed Kilgore
city politic
May 28, 2015
Albany Lobbyists Are Misunderstood, Says Albany Lobbyist A state power-broker explains on why he and his colleagues get an undeserved bad rap in the capitol.
By Chris Smith
lobbyists and those who love them
Apr. 17, 2015
By Marin Cogan
the future is coming
May 26, 2011
By Nitasha Tiku
New Food and Beverage Concepts Are Coming to the Latham Hotel; 8,000 Lbs. of Plus Wal-Mart pledges $2 million to upgrade food banks, and Japan lunches a program to train fish handlers abroad, all in our morning news roundup.
secrets of the hill
July 15, 2010
By Dan Amira
Cuomo Has Accepted $7.1 Million From Lobby, Special-Interest Groups This from the guy who said last month: “The influence of lobbyists and their special interests must be drastically reduced with new contribution limits.”
By Chris Rovzar
health carnage
Nov. 15, 2009
Reps Recited Same Lobbyist’s Script in House Health Care Debate Pharmaceutical company proud that it got our House members to parrot their talking points.
By Lindsay Robertson
Wait in the Lobby
Oct. 1, 2008
Did Travertine’s Lobbyist Sway CB2? If it’s a liquor license you need, call on a professional persuader.
By Aileen Gallagher