News & Politics It’s a Weird Time to Be a Seed Oil Lobbyist RFK Jr. has waged an unscientific war on select vegetable oils. The industry is baffled. Lobbyists, Make America Healthy Again, RFK Jr., Seed OilsAugust 4, 2025
News & Politics This DC Lobbyist Is for the Birds Why his nature walks are a hot ticket on the Hill. Birding, Birds, I.Q., LobbyistsMarch 8, 2023
Food | News & Politics Vinoda Basnayake Is a Beltway Whisperer for Middle Eastern Royalty—and the Operator of DC’s Sceniest Nightlife Spots He’s our town’s hookup to all kinds of big-name celebs, but also a super-wired foreign lobbyist. The two lives aren’t as different as you might think. Carnegie Institution for Science, Casta’s Rum Bar, celebrities, Ciel Social ClubNovember 17, 2021
News & Politics 2021 Tech Titans Our guide to the most important and innovative leaders in Washington’s digital economy. Government, Lobbyists, Networking, Tech TitansMay 3, 2021
News & Politics Washingtonian’s Best Longreads of 2019 12 great feature stories published in Washingtonian this year that are worth another read 2000 Presidential Election, Alt-Right, Bitcoin, Britt McHenryDecember 23, 2019
News & Politics How the Mueller Investigation Changed K Street Beltway fixers dish on the illicit economy around foreign lobbying and how Washington’s influence industry is adapting in the post-Mueller age—for better and worse. FARA, Features, Greg Craig, K StreetDecember 8, 2019
News & Politics How Lobbying Has Changed in Donald Trump’s Washington Paying shills who go on Fox News, planting super-targeted ads in the President's Twitter feed, and all the other eyebrow-raising ways lobbyists are trying to reach their audience of one. Donald Trump, Foreign Policy, Fox News, geofencingMarch 10, 2019
News & Politics Google, Amazon, and Facebook Go Big on DC Lobbying. How Do Their Efforts Stack Up? Google spent $18.2 million on lobbying—the most of any company. Alphabet, Amazon, Brian Huseman, CongressJune 5, 2018
News & Politics A Lobbyist Explains Why Michael Cohen Wasn’t Really Lobbying "He was providing a fantasy of access," says James Hickey. Billy Carter, James Hickey, Jimmy Carter, LobbyistsMay 15, 2018