Roger Stone is back
Fri Apr 24 6:00 pm
Roger Stone is back in the lobbying business. And he’s earning millions of dollars for his services.
Ex-Ukraine diplomat draws scrutiny over lithium stocks amid House run
Thu Apr 23 6:00 pm
One of Michigan Democratic congressional candidate Bridget Brink’s primary opponents is blasting her for having owned shares in a major American lithium company at the time she was the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
Health care industry’s big Q1
Wed Apr 22 6:00 pm
The biggest players in the health care industry are pouring record sums into K Street as the Trump administration intensifies scrutiny of their business practices ahead of the midterms.
Calley Means blasts K St; Ballard remains king in Q1
Tue Apr 21 6:00 pm
Senior White House adviser Calley Means took a swipe at what he described as a vast apparatus in Washington “built to make change very hard.” Plus, dive into our quarterly LDA rankings.
New moves for Paul Ryan, Annie Kuster
Mon Apr 20 6:00 pm
Former Speaker Paul Ryan is joining the strategic advisory board for defense tech startup EdgeRunner AI.
Venezuela’s Rodríguez makes first FARA hire
Fri Apr 17 6:00 pm
Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez has hired an employment lawyer from California to represent her in legal matters, according to a FARA registration filed earlier this week.
Transpo donors boost Duffy’s son-in-law
Thu Apr 16 6:00 pm
Wisconsin congressional candidate Michael Alfonso’s campaign raked in donations from dozens of lobbyists and industry executives in the first quarter of the year, and many of them seem to have one thing in common: they stand to profit from currying favor with Alfonso’s father-in-law, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
Dems ditch Swalwell’s AI startup
Wed Apr 15 6:00 pm
Congressional Democrats are cutting ties with Eric Swalwell’s AI startup in the wake of sexual assault allegations. More than half a dozen Democratic campaigns that previously used Findraiser AI’s services told PI they’re no longer working with the company.
CPAC lands in new Hungarian PM’s crosshairs
Tue Apr 14 6:00 pm
On the heels of his landslide victory over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, opposition leader Péter Magyar has set his sights on a target for his anti-corruption efforts: the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Vance world’s growing K Street presence
Mon Apr 13 6:00 pm
Former JD Vance aides are slowly but surely filling the ranks of K Street firms.
Inside AEI’s housing bill opposition
Fri Apr 10 6:00 pm
The American Enterprise Institute's opposition to limiting large investors from acquiring single-family homes goes deeper than ideological objections: its leadership has deep ties to the institutional investors that stand to profit from the status quo.
Lobbyist found liable for PPP fraud
Thu Apr 09 6:00 pm
Lobbyist Vicki Iseman has been ordered to pay the government more than $400,000 after a judge found she fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans for her lobbying business during the Covid-19 pandemic.