Concerns over the criminal history of a man employed by the city’s lobbying firm with badge access to city hall have driven one council member to draft a legislative fix.
Barbie has a new team of powerhouse lobbyists. Mattel, the maker of Barbie, Hot Wheels and other iconic toys, hired a new lobbying firm this week, marking its return to the Washington influence game after more than 3 years. The toy giant hired Mehlman Consulting, led by Bruce Mehlman, former assistant secretary of Commerce for…
Neal Patel has nurtured an unofficial pandemic-era network into a fast-growing community of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders in Washington, D.C. Patel, a Capitol Hill and Trump White House Office of Management and Budget alum who recently launched his own lobbying firm, Patel Partners, coordinated Zoom calls with AAPI leaders on Capitol Hill…
GOP committees investigating Hunter Biden are asking for interviews with two leaders of Blue Star Strategies, the lobbying firm that did work for Burisma, the Ukrainian energy company where the president’s son once served on the board, according to a letter obtained by The Hill. The request is the latest for a circle of figures…