NGO, Nonprofits Decry Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Granted Access to COP27
Climate
NGO, Nonprofits Decry Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Granted Access to COP27
2022-11-11 21:47:13
by Dan McCue

SHARM El-SHEIKH, Egypt — An analysis of attendees at the United Nations-sponsored COP27 climate talks shows that the number of fossil fuel industry lobbyists on hand has jumped 25% from those in attendance at last year’s talks in Glasgow, Scotland.... Read More

McConaughey Calls for Bipartisan Answer to Gun Violence
Political News
McConaughey Calls for Bipartisan Answer to Gun Violence
2022-06-18 14:11:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A week after appearing on Capitol Hill, in the Oval Office and in the White House briefing room, academy award winning actor Matthew McConaughey is continuing to press his case for bipartisan action on guns and gun violence.... Read More

Crypto Comes to Washington. Will the Millions Buy Influence?
Cryptocurrencies
Crypto Comes to Washington. Will the Millions Buy Influence?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Erin Houchin braced for the worst when a mysterious, well-financed group started buying television ads last month in her highly competitive southern Indiana congressional race. Houchin assumed she would face a negative blitz, like the one that... Read More

Lobbyists and Trade Groups Urge Reopening of US Capitol by Summer
Congress
Lobbyists and Trade Groups Urge Reopening of US Capitol by Summer
2022-03-11 15:22:07
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — More than 250 lobbying firms, trade groups and individual lobbyists, led by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics, have signed a letter urging the leaders of the House and Senate to reopen the Capitol to the public... Read More

Trump-Connected Lobbyists Reap Windfall in COVID-19 Boom
Political News
Trump-Connected Lobbyists Reap Windfall in COVID-19 Boom

WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose work potentially violates Trump's own ethics policy, according to a report.... Read More

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