How one does measure their influence on Capitol Hill?

Many Americans think they have little chance to impact Washington, given the professional army of lobbyists and lawyers who swarm Capitol Hill on a daily basis. But they would be wrong.

You now know more than some of the 12,000 plus lobbyists walking through the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. Use it to promote your passion -- whatever that passion might be.

For every conscientious statesmen in office, we have also elected a dozen grenade-throwers who measure success in terms of constituencies pandered to, election victories tallied, and political points scored in the media.

WASHINGTON -- Just over six months after the Jan. 8 massacre in Tucson that killed six people and injured Rep. Gabrielle GIffords (D-Ariz.), members o...

The number of former lobbyists working as key congressional staffers has more than doubled since the Republican Party took control of the House, a new...

WASHINGTON -- A grease fire Wednesday morning at the Tune Inn, a legendary Capitol Hill bar, has severely damaged the restaurant’s kitchen but spare...

For many top Democratic communicators this year, it was time to pursue other career options -- ones that don't revolve around a 24-hour news cycle. ...

If you are one of the 135 million people [1] who have contacted Congress by letter, phone call, or online petition in the last few years, you've proba...

Together, the Sunlight Foundation's three databases of this internal congressional spending -- prepared in coordination with the Capitol Hill newspape...

Lobbyists typically open their wallets as a way to get close to Members. But this week, K Streeters are expected to cut checks in droves for the chan...