Category: Executive Branch

The Post reports that President Obama is apparently considering former lobbyist Neil MacBride to be U.S. Attorney in Alexandria, VA. MacBride, who briefly lobbied in the mid-1990s for a high-powered D.C. law firm stocked with leading Democrats, declined to comment. Officials said no decisions have been made in the hotly contested race for U.S. attorney, […]

There seems to be some concern over the length of time it’s taken for TARP lobbying rules to be announced, according to The Hill. Two months have passed since the Treasury Department said it would unveil lobbying rules for firms receiving federal bailout money, yet the department has not issued actual regulations. Washington lobbyists and […]

The Hill reports that White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett attended a reception sponsored by a new group called Business Forward. Some lobbyists said Jarrett’s appearance was a huge selling point for the new group. “If I am a company and if I see these folks are delivering Valerie Jarrett, I am signing up because […]