Eliza Newlin Carney’s latest Rules of the Game column discusses reactions to the Obama administration’s lobbyist rules. Still, Obama’s restraints on lobbyists risk causing considerable pain without getting at the root of the problem. A better approach, argue some experts, would be to require federal officials to report and disclose their meetings with all private-sector […]
Category: Executive Branch
Bauer’s appointment as White House Counsel reverses longstanding trend, says Times
The Times covers Robert Bauer’s appointment as White House Counsel here. Many presidents initially name a close friend and ally to the post, and then turn to a well-known Washington legal fixture when they run into legal or political trouble. Bauer’s law firm, Perkins Coie LLP, is a registrant under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The […]
New White House Counsel?
The Post reports that White House Counsel Gregory Craig will be replaced by Bob Bauer, “a Democratic lawyer who is Obama’s personal attorney.”