POLITICO Political Influence


How to lobby a democratic socialist
Fri Aug 21 6:00 pm
If Democrats narrowly retake the House, DSA-affiliated members could seize outsized power in would-be Speaker Hakeem Jeffries’ caucus — presenting a complicated future for Washington’s Democratic lobbyists.
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DOJ revives push to rewrite FARA rules
Thu Aug 20 6:00 pm
The Department of Justice is considering making substantive changes to rules under the Foreign Agents Registration Act for the first time in decades — but it’s leaving K Street guessing on what that could mean for lawyers and lobbyists.
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A rare setback for crypto’s midterm machine
Wed Aug 19 6:00 pm
The crypto industry suffered a rare defeat last night in Florida after spending $2 million in an unsuccessful bid to defeat Oliver Gilbert in the Democratic primary to succeed outgoing Rep. Frederica Wilson.
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Trump’s ‘original oil guy’ expands his influence
Tue Aug 18 6:00 pm
Harold Hamm may soon sit in the driver’s seat of the Independent Petroleum Association of America — one of the largest oil trade associations in the country.
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Nancy Pelosi’s enduring alumni network
Mon Aug 17 6:00 pm
The continued presence of key former Pelosi staffers on Capitol Hill — as well as the sizable Pelosi alumni network downtown — is a sign that the former speaker’s signature brand of hard-nosed, strategic leadership will outlive her tenure.
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Israeli PR wants to answer your ChatGPT questions
Fri Aug 14 6:00 pm
French PR firm Havas Media, which runs the lion’s share of Israel’s FARA-registered foreign influence work in the U.S., appears to have stood up an “institute” aimed at feeding LLMs positive information about Israel via one of its subcontractors.
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Dems sharpen their Trump oversight targets
Thu Aug 13 6:00 pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Robert Garcia wrote to President Donald Trump yesterday demanding more transparency around the thousands of individual stock trades he disclosed earlier this year.
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Trump’s push-and-pull with the EV industry
Wed Aug 12 6:00 pm
One of President Donald Trump’s major policy initiatives is poised to bolster an industry he’s long undermined: the electric vehicle sector.
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Another Trump policy aide heads to K Street
Tue Aug 11 6:00 pm
May Mailman has snapped up her first major hire at the government affairs shop she started last year: fellow Trump admin alum Clark Milner is joining MPL Strategies as a principal.
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Duffy’s son-in-law gets a natural gas boost
Mon Aug 10 6:00 pm
The developers of a multi-billion-dollar natural gas export facility recently donated $125,000 to a group supporting the congressional run of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s son-in-law, Michael Alfonso.
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How the solar industry helped take down Ogles
Fri Aug 07 6:00 pm
An aggressive new PAC backed by renewable energy supporters notched a major win last night by helping unseat Rep. Andy Ogles.
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Inside a judge’s side gig running a PR firm
Thu Aug 06 6:00 pm
A Trump-appointed federal appeals judge spent months running a Washington public affairs firm after being appointed to the bench last year, an arrangement that contributed to an exodus among the firm’s staff and clients and only ended when the firm went out of business at the end of June.
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