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. Kanye West, Nightclubs, Dave Chappelle, Lobbyists | 1 week ago
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News & Politics Washingtonian’s Best Longreads of 2019 12 great feature stories published in Washingtonian this year that are worth another read National Portrait Gallery, Longreads, Fox News, Alt-Right | Dec 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. Features, Robert Mueller, Longreads, Paul Manafort | Dec 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, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, New York Times | Mar 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. Donald Trump, Amazon, Congress, Tech | Jun 5, 2018
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