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Environment

The Key Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump’s Nominee to Head the Department of the Interior

David Bernhardt, a former oil and gas lobbyist, is a behind-the-scenes operator who has positioned himself as an ardent opponent of conservation advocates.

Jimmy Tobias

Economics

Instead of Going to Court, Corporations Pay Lobbyists for Favorable Results

Corporations that have higher numbers of employment cases brought against them spend more money on lobbyists, who help influence courts and change labor laws.

Rick Paulas

News in Brief

Team Hillary and the Insurance Lobby

After insurers helped to torpedo Hillary Clinton’s 1993 health care reform, its lobby sought influence among Democrats through a new kind of Washington firm with ties to the Clintons.

Alec MacGillis

News in Brief

The Rise of the Lobbyists

Lobbyists are more pervasive than ever in Washington, but are they more effective?

Seth Masket

News in Brief

Deep, Dark Secrets of Congress That Don’t Make Any Sense

Taking a closer look at a revealing memo about political life that doesn't actually reveal very much.

Seth Masket

News in Brief

A Labor Day Interview With the Good Lobbyist, David Cohen

The former president of Common Cause and the preeminent voice of public advocacy explains why he still has hope for the labor movement, surveys the state of modern partisanship, defends lobbying as a (potentially) noble calling, and declares there’s really nothing wrong with Kansas.

John Greenya

News in Brief

How to Reform Lobbying: Transparency

Opinion: Let’s make lobbyists — and anyone else wanting to influence the U.S. government — post their intentions on a public website.

Lee Drutman

News in Brief

Why Do Lobbyists Have the Veto?

Video: Miller-McCune hosts a panel at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., asking, "Why Do Lobbyists Have the Veto?"

Michael Todd

Social Justice

K Street and the Status Quo

An unprecedented 10-year study's surprising verdict: The real outcome of most lobbying is ... nothing. Until the right party or person comes to power.

Melinda Burns