The NFL's Influence Game

May 3 - The nation's capital actually has quite a bit of say in what has become the extremely lucrative business of professional football. And in turn, the NFL has quite the presence in Washington.

OpenSecrets.org Mailbag: Digging into Federal Guidelines, Filing Deadlines and more

May 3 - Check out this week's Mailbag for information on "large" and "small" contributions and filing deadlines for campaigns.

Bentonville's Influence In Washington

May 2 - OpenSecrets.org data shows that Walmart employees plus the company's political action committee pour cash into the coffers of both parties. But a closer glance finds that Walmart's founding family heavily favors the GOP.

Culture Wars Skip K Street

May 2 - Talking heads and culture warriors have been working overtime in 2012 on both sides of the abortion, birth control, religious freedom and gun rights issues. But for all the talk about how much -- or how little -- say the government should have on key social issues, the battles haven't spilled onto K Street. According to OpenSecrets.org data, lobbying on ideological issues was down nearly across the board for the first three months of 2012.

#CISPA, #SOPA, #PIPA and #BigLobbying

Apr 27 - In an era when Republicans and Democrats can agree on almost nothing, one issue in the last three months has been providing common ground: rewriting the rules of the Internet. Privacy and free speech advocates have unleashed a groundswell of outrage as they've rushed to rally the public against the measures. But corporate backers of the proposals have fought back hard.

Pharma, Utilities and Big Ag Lead Lobbying in 2012

Apr 27 - Pharmaceuticals, utilities and big agriculture have led the lobbying charge so far this year, according to preliminary figures from latest lobbying disclosures.