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BEHIND THE LOBBYISTS THAT DREW TRUMP TO VIETNAM
In June 2017, months before starting his lobbying work for Viettel Group, Ryan was hired as a lawyer by Michael Cohen, Trump's personal attorney... READ MORE›
TRUMP EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN EMBATTLED EPA CHIEF SCOTT PRUITT AMID WHITE HOUSE DOUBTS
White House officials sounded increasingly doubtful Thursday about the future of embattled Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, even as Pres... READ MORE›
EPA CHIEF SCOTT PRUITT 'MAY BE ON WAY OUT' OVER CONDO DEAL, SENATOR SAYS
Pruitt was already one of a number of Trump appointees dogged by controversy over the use of public money for travel and other expenses... READ MORE›
MUELLER SAYS MANAFORT SECRETLY PAID EUROPEAN LEADERS
'The Hapsburg Group' Mueller Says Manafort Secretly Paid European Leaders... READ MORE›
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MUELLER MIGHT BE THE ONE WHO'S 'DRAINING THE SWAMP'
His lobbying firm, the Podesta Group, a Washington icon of power and political influence, notified its employees recently that the enterprise is shutting its doors... READ MORE›
EQUIFAX LOBBIED TO KILL RULE PROTECTING VICTIMS OF DATA BREACHES
Equifax itself has directly lobbied the CFPB on the arbitration rule... READ MORE›
CORN SYRUP LOBBYIST IS HELPING SET USDA DIETARY GUIDELINES
The Trump administration has been sidestepping even that stipulation -- in some cases by ignoring it, and in others, by granting ethics waivers... READ MORE›
NEW EPA HEAD SCOTT PRUITT'S EMAILS REVEAL CLOSE TIES WITH FOSSIL FUEL INTERESTS
Documents suggest former Oklahoma AG followed lobby group's guidance on challenging environmental regulations, and put letterhead to oil firm complaints more than once... READ MORE›
RATHER THAN DRAIN IT, TRUMP ADVISERS OPT TO JOIN DC SWAMP
Lewandowski has been a fixture at Trump Tower in New York as the president-elect forms his administration... READ MORE›
RATHER THAN DRAIN IT, TRUMP ADVISERS OPT TO JOIN DC SWAMP
Lewandowski has been a fixture at Trump Tower in New York as the president-elect forms his administration... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S K STREET OFFICE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS
I think what Donald Trump said was, Washington lobbyists have used their special access to the detriment of the American people, Lewandowski says... READ MORE›
HILLARY CLINTON APPOINTS KEN SALAZAR TO LEAD WHITE HOUSE TRANSITION
The announcement Tuesday comes as Clinton has campaigned against the so-called revolving door that allows politicians to shuttle between public and private sector work... READ MORE›
NEW REPORT SHOWS CLINTON RAISING MONEY FROM LOBBYISTS THAT HAVE REPRESENTED WALMART, FOSSIL FUEL FIRMS AND WALL STREET
Protesters demonstrated outside a six-figure Clinton fundraiser in San Francisco this week, and her Democratic primary opponent, Vermont Sen... READ MORE›
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR HIRES HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY LOBBYIST TO PUSH OBAMACARE FIXES IN CONGRESS
Brownstein Hyatt also kicked in at least 10,000 for Hickenlooper's inauguration, and contributed to an organization that fought the unsuccessful 2016 single-payer health care ballot initiative in Colorado... READ MORE›
WHITE HOUSE ENLISTS ALLIES IN FIGHT OVER IRAN DEAL
Mr. Lieberman is also an adviser to Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran, the lobbying and advertising offshoot Aipac has formed to fight the Iran deal... READ MORE›
TRUMP TRANSITION STAFFERS REACHING OUT TO #NEVERTRUMP REPUBLICANS
Donald Trump claims to be the outsider, but the energy and environment transition teams are well stocked with people familiar with the inside of Washington... READ MORE›
BOB DOLE LOBBIED DONALD TRUMP ON TAIWAN BEFORE PHONE CALL
Over the weekend, Dole told The Times that he played a role in setting up the controversial call between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and Trump... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU'S G20 COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY NEEDS MORE THAN FINE WORDS
Unlike flash-in-the-pan groups set up to contest elections, business groups persist, with most of their lobbying success coming between elections... READ MORE›
EXPEDIA UNDER FIRE OVER MEMBERSHIP TO RIGHTWING LOBBY GROUP ALEC
Microsoft, which used to own Expedia, quit Alec in August, again over its lobbying against climate change legislation... READ MORE›
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONFLICTS? FORMER ANTHEM LOBBYIST TO OVERSEE ANTITRUST DIVISION
According to federal lobbying records, Anthem paid 370,000 in lobbying fees to Delrahim's firm, Brownstein Farber, between 2015 and 2016... READ MORE›
WHO IS LOBBYING MIKE PENCE AND WHY? HEALTH INSURERS AND BIG OIL SEEK TO INFLUENCE VICE PRESIDENT
Who Is Lobbying Mike Pence And Why? Health Insurers and Big Oil Seek To Influence Vice President... READ MORE›
AFTER CAMPAIGNING AGAINST FREE TRADE DEALS, DONALD TRUMP MAY MAKE A CORPORATE FREE TRADE LOBBYISTS HIS TRADE NEGOTIATOR
On Monday, Wayne Berman, a Republican mega-donor and a longtime trade lobbyist, met with Trump in New York City... READ MORE›
COLORADO GOVERNOR USED TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO HIRE AMAZON'S LOBBYIST
A few weeks later, Hickenlooper's office awarded a 210,000 taxpayer-funded government lobbying contract to Brownstein Hyatt, after the firm helped bankroll Hickenlooper's election campaign... READ MORE›
COLORADO GOVERNOR HICKENLOOPER'S CHIEF OF STAFF RETURNING TO LOBBYING FIRM WORKING FOR GOV'S OFFICE
Friednash came to the governor's office straight from lobbying powerhouse Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck BHFS ... READ MORE›
FOR GOV CUOMOS NEW TOP AIDE A MINEFIELD OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
For the latter, Bolton St. Johns was part of a multi-firm lobbying effort involving, among other health care legislation, state policies related to drug price gouging... READ MORE›
BERNIE SANDERS TO SKIP AIPAC CONFERENCE
US election Bernie Sanders to skip AIPAC conference... READ MORE›
FORMER TELECOM EXEC AND LOBBYIST IAN SCOTT TO BE CANADA'S NEXT CRTC COMMISSIONER
The federal government has named Ian Scott to be the next head of the CRTC, the regulatory body that governs Canada's broadcast and telecommunications industries... READ MORE›
AMID RUSSIA CONTROVERSY IN TRUMP WHITE HOUSE, MAJOR ENERGY COMPANIES LOBBIED ON RUSSIA-FOCUSED BILLS
Chevron lobbied both the House and the Senate on the Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act and the Russia Sanctions Review Act, records show... READ MORE›
WILL WALL STREET MONEY TURN MODERATE DEMOCRATS AGAINST DODD-FRANK?
The Managed Funds Association directed inquiries to Himes' office and Lou Costantino of the Managed Funds Association did not reply to multiple requests for comment... READ MORE›
ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA: THE KINGDOM HIRES A POWERFUL FORMER LAWMAKER TO LOBBY TRUMP WHITE HOUSE AND CONGRESS
McKeon received over 700,000 in campaign contributions from defense contractors over the course of his career -- including from companies that sell arms to Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
ROCKCLIFFE HOME DEBATE FEEDS FEARS ABOUT DEVELOPERS' ACCESS TO CITY HALL
Donations to councillors, city Like many developers, Richcraft has donated to council members' election campaigns... READ MORE›
A BET ON TRUMP YIELDS POWER AND PROFIT
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were taken over by the government in 2008, at an eventual cost of 187.5 billion... READ MORE›
CAN SHE TAKE AWAY AMERICA'S GUNS? MISS SLOANE GIVES IT A TRY
Can She Take Away America's Guns? Miss Sloane Gives It a Try... READ MORE›
HOW BIG MONEY FUNDED THE 'ECHO CHAMBER' THAT PUSHED OBAMA'S IRAN DEAL
Looks like President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran needed more than just friendly reporters to win the day... READ MORE›