Tag: Lobbying

How Scott Pruitt could be criminally prosecuted for EPA scandals

Josh Siegel · June 11, 2018 10:59 pm

The latest tax bill and deregulation coming down the line has been a positive for equity markets, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average surging 38 percent to a record above 25,000 and the broader S&P 500 climbing 29 percent. (iStock)

Top Trump economic aide joins bank lobby

Joseph Lawler · June 4, 2018 10:46 pm

PricewaterhouseCoopers offices are shown, Thursday, May 3, 2018 in New York.

Key Senate GOP tax staffer lands at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Joseph Lawler · June 4, 2018 7:36 pm

Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

Charlie Dent leans in to the swamp

Philip Wegmann · May 30, 2018 8:56 pm

Known as a center for lobbyists, lawyers, and think tanks, the K Street corridor is seen in northwest Washington at 18th Street. In political discourse, "K Street" has become synonymous with the effort by high-power advocacy groups to influence decision-making in government.

Beltway Confidential

After tax cuts, Republican aides follow the Obamacare playbook

Philip Wegmann · May 29, 2018 4:07 pm

Trump administration pressures Senate to revamp FAA legislation

Joe Williams · May 23, 2018 9:20 pm

President Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Washington.

US businessmen pursued contracts from UAE, Saudi princes using access to Oval Office

Diana Stancy Correll · May 22, 2018 4:10 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to reporters about the massive government spending bill moving through Congress. The bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending bill left Congress in stalemate over shielding young Dreamer immigrants from deportation and curbing surging health insurance premiums.

Democrats push anti-corruption, anti-Trump message ahead of midterms

Laura Barrón-López · May 21, 2018 10:13 pm

In this March 15, 2018 photo, people watch coverage of the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament at the Westgate Superbook sports book in Las Vegas. The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Beltway Confidential

States should allow sports betting, but don’t let leagues intervene

Eric Peterson · May 14, 2018 6:57 pm

President Trump listens during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C.

President Trump, deny your creatures access so they can’t sell it

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2018 4:00 am

President Trump's contains first acknowledgment of reimbursement to Michael Cohen, who paid Stormy Daniels.

Michael Cohen got rebuffed by Uber: Report

Daniel Chaitin · May 14, 2018 2:16 am

Democrats want Mick Mulvaney’s schedule, thanks to his comments on lobbyists

Joseph Lawler · May 10, 2018 8:17 pm