Republicans’ anti-fraud push collides with donations
Fri Oct 16 6:00 pm
POLITICO Political Influence
Flock lobbies up
Thu Oct 15 6:00 pm
Flock Safety has been going on a lobbyist hiring spree as it tries to fend off regulations banning its camera technology amid a flurry of privacy and civil rights concerns.
FGS Global continues its acquisition spree
Wed Oct 14 6:00 pm
Strategic advisory firm FGS Global has acquired agriculture lobby shop The Russell Group — FGS’ third acquisition this year, PI has learned.
Trump advisers’ Balkan work didn’t run afoul of FARA
Tue Oct 13 6:00 pm
James Blair and Chris LaCivita weren’t legally required to disclose their recent freelancing in the Balkans, no matter how much the White House would have preferred a heads up about the work.
The kratom millionaires quietly boosting the GOP
Fri Oct 09 6:00 pm
A Texas couple with ties to the kratom industry has emerged as major GOP donors in the last year and a half — betting big on Republican candidates as the herbal supplement faces scrutiny from policymakers across the country.
MAHA piles onto Blair and LaCivita
Thu Oct 08 6:00 pm
Make America Healthy Again activists smell blood in the water and are piling on James Blair and Chris LaCivita, two Trump advisers who they’ve long suspected of holding up their agenda.
Senate aide’s side hustle raises questions
Wed Oct 07 6:00 pm
Brent Robertson, the chief of staff for Sen. Roger Marshall, has some lucrative side hustles. But that’s not always a good thing.
Judge’s PR side gig prompts ethics complaint
Tue Oct 06 6:00 pm
Two Democratic senators are calling on federal court officials to review Judge Jennifer Mascott’s decision to lead a Washington public affairs firm while simultaneously sitting on the bench.
AI safety groups to Altman: We want action, not talk
Mon Oct 05 6:00 pm
AI safety groups are blasting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for paying lip service when he conceded that “something’s clearly not working” with the industry’s political spending.
Ex-lawmaker sentenced to 10 years in FARA case
Fri Oct 02 6:00 pm
Former Rep. David Rivera was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for his role in an illegal $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration.
Tech industry dunks on Trump’s ‘superintelligence’ rebrand
Thu Oct 01 6:00 pm
Silicon Valley and its lobbyists in Washington aren’t buying President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand artificial intelligence as “superintelligence,” our colleague Katherine Long reports.
Checkmate says bonjour
Wed Sep 30 6:00 pm
Checkmate Government Relations is opening its first office in Paris, adding to the rapidly growing firm’s international footprint.

