Lobbying includes attempting to influence the decisions of the Bundestag, its Members, and subdivisions as well as the Chancellor, federal department heads, and state secretaries.

Lobbying is a controversial and often misunderstood activity. Protected by the First Amendment and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, in its most simple form lobbying is informing government ...

The record lobbying spending wasn’t solely the product of domestic companies. ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, spent $10.4 million compared to just $270,000 in 2019 as it tried ...

Political lobbying is again at a heightened spending level, and again being criticized, making it important to remember lobbying’s legality and importance.

Nonprofits' freedom of speech and the Johnson Amendment. While the IRS rules on nonprofits’ lobbying activities are relatively permissive, the law prohibiting endorsement of candidates — known ...