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Associated PressNovember 16, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump‘s campaign promise to “drain the swamp” of Washington might make it difficult for him to fill all the jobs in his administration. Trump’s ethics plan would ban all executive-branch officials from lobbying for five years after leaving their government jobs — one of several policies aimed at curbing the influence of lobbyists. […]

Ryan RayNovember 24, 2015

“Founder,” “CEO,” “President,” and “Chairman” are all familiar lines on the business cards of today’s startup whiz kids but increasingly, writes Cecilia Kang of The New York Times, they might as well be adding another: “In-House Lobbyist.” As the success of innovators continues to ultimately rely on the decisions of older-school lawmakers and regulators overseeing novel […]

Guest AuthorMarch 3, 2015

There was a report recently that the Democratic Party, which is coming off a huge midterm defeat in the recent congressional elections, is doing some soul-searching. The Democratic National Committee released a preliminary report from its “Democratic Victory Task Force” outlining a number of steps to improve the party’s branding, messaging and outreach. It seems […]

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Bryan Paz-Hernandez points to a simple but potentially effective prop he used to accentuate his opponent's absence at a candidate forum last month. Image via Bryan Paz-Hernandez.

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