Eliza Newlin Carney has an interesting article in today’s National Journal about the fall of earmarks and how that will... View Article
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When lobbyists play the influence game, a lot is at stake. And as our senior writer Paul Blumenthal noted, conflict... View Article
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Last week my colleague Bill Allison wrote about the new role of Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice... View Article
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Up and down K Street today, lobbyists are filing contribution reports detailing campaign contributions they made to Members of Congress.... View Article
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The Federal Election Commission marked this one-year anniversary of the Citizens United case by failing to do anything to provide... View Article
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Six months old today, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provided vast new powers for federal regulators... View Article
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It may not be all that, but the fact that actions from citizens have moved government hard enough for them... View Article
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Politico’s Ken Vogel reported yesterday on the recent increase in use of the revolving door for those exiting the Obama... View Article
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