Lobbying

Manafort's Sentence May Clean Up Shady Lobbying

By Brian Bennett

Saudi Lobbying in the U.S. Has Tripled Since Trump Took Office

By Alana Abramson

Google Spent Millions More Than its Rivals Lobbying Politicians Last Year

By Alana Abramson

Bob Dole and Trump Campaign Aide to Lobby for Congolese Government

By Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity
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Lobbyists Helped Bankroll President Trump's Transition

Even as Donald Trump was kicking lobbyists off his presidential transition team, he was quietly cashing checks from them.At least a dozen registered lobbyists donated money to Trump for America, as the transition team was...

By Center for Public Integrity / Michael Beckel

Is Donald Trump Draining the Swamp?

Here’s a look at how swampy Trump’s appointments are based on their lobbying and fundraising Charlotte Alter | Ryan Teague Beckwith In mid-October, Donald Trump unveiled a major campaign slogans: “Drain the swamp.” “It’s become...

How Cellular Phone Carriers Won Looser Emergency 911 Rules

A one-year lobbying blitz makes it harder to find those needing help, critics say

By Allan Holmes / Center for Public Integrity

Hillary Clinton Sides With Liberals on Anti-Lobbying Bill

Hillary Clinton on Monday endorsed a lobbying regulation proposal beloved by the Democratic left, marking a significant win for progressive groups as they seek to shape the Democratic presidential primary.Introduced by Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin,...

By Sam Frizell

Alcohol Distributors Ply Statehouses to Keep Profits Flowing

Rhinegeist Brewery invested $250,000 in trucks and employees to bring its beers into Kentucky, just a few miles from its fledgling brewery in downtown Cincinnati.Sales boomed in the “thirsty” Kentucky market, said brewery co-founder Bryant...

By Liz Essley Whyte / Center for Public Integrity

Defense Contractors Spend Millions to Overturn Limits on Military Spending

The Pentagon’s top contractors sent an army of more than 400 lobbyists to Capitol Hill this spring to press their case for increasing the nation’s spending on military hardware, in a massive effort costing tens...

By Center for Public Integrity / Alexander Cohen

How a Federal Lab Lobbied With Taxpayer Dollars

The Energy Department’s Inspector General said this was a violation of federal law.

By Center for Public Integrity/Patrick Malone and R. Jeffrey Smith

The Epic Scale of Lobbying Cash

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By The Aspen Institute

Google Spent Even More on Lobbying Than Comcast in 2014

Outspent the cable giant currently seeking approval for a merger

By Victor Luckerson

D.C. Trade Groups Spend More on Advertising and PR Than Lobbying

Forget lobbying. When Washington, D.C.’s biggest trade associations want to wield influence, they often put far more of their money into advertising and public relations, according to a new Center for Public Integrity investigation.Take, for...

By Erin Quinn and Chris Young / Center for Public Integrity

Governors Lean Heavily on Industry-Funded Group on Offshore Drilling

Energy lobbying firm worked through industry-funded advocacy group to provide research and resources

By Nicholas Kusnetz / Center for Public Integrity

Tech Firms Desert Powerful Right-Wing Group After Climate Change Spat

Silicon Valley distances itself from the American Legislative Exchange Council

By Denver Nicks

Herbalife Hires Biden's Former Chief of Staff To Head Lobbying Effort

Alan Hoffman will oversee the company's vast lobbying effort in Washington, DC. as it fights allegations that its business model is a predatory pyramid scheme

By Haley Sweetland Edwards

Hunter Biden's New Company Hires a Lobbyist

An obscure private Ukrainian natural gas company has been hiring friends and family of Secretary of State John Kerry and Vice President Joe Biden, while seeking to influence Congress

By Michael Scherer

Explaining Aereo’s Demise: Bad for Cord-Cutters, Good for Lawyers

The Supreme Court ruled out one type of TV gizmo, but the question of how copyright law works in the cloud-computing age remains unresolved

By Haley Sweetland Edwards

Cantor Considering His Next Move After Stunning Primary Defeat

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor stands to gain a significant raise should he decide to go the lobbying route

By Alex Rogers
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