Paul Pelosi has decades of experience in avoiding the spotlight.

In what was a generally good Election Day nationwide for Republicans and conservatives, Democrats prevailed in a special election in New York’s sprawling 23rd Congressional District.

For rich politicians wanting to hold onto their jobs, Election Night 2009 was unnerving.

Despite the Obama administration’s position against the undue influence of lobbying, a good number of lobbyists and trade group execs have been stopping by 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Half of the members of the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense are being investigated by congressional ethics panels.

Recent events in Afghanistan haven’t returned Peter Galbraith to his old job, but they have brought affirmation.

Wealthy Republican fundraiser Mel Sembler has a new cause.

When Dick Cheney took the podium Wednesday to criticize the Obama administration and its Afghanistan strategy, he knew his audience.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined a rising number of GOP voices to back the Democrats’ current reform bill.

The lobbyist who wasn’t a lobbyist during last year’s presidential campaign will head up a newly created Washington lobbying firm.

Despite the Obama administration’s alleged aversion to lobbyists, it turns out, surprise, that lobbying may have continued unabated in Washington.

Increasingly, Liz Cheney is proving to be her father’s daughter, defending the former vice president’s stands on national security and other issues.

Jeb Bush, who ended his job as Florida governor in 2007, now holds positions with six companies.

Unlike his wife Linda, who runs a lobby shop in Washington, Tom Daschle is not a registered lobbyist.

The Minow family is reshaping America.

Just two words have vaulted Addison G. “Joe” Wilson, a relatively obscure Republican member of Congress from South Carolina, into national prominence.

At what point does a client become so radioactive that no amount of money warrants continuing the relationship?

The path between American business and Capitol Hill is usually marked by political contributions and lobbying expenses.

Continuing to tiptoe back into public life, Eliot Spitzer has taken a gig as an adjunct professor of political science at The City College of New York.

Conservatives and the Internet have turned up the the heat on White House adviser Van Jones.