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Knudsen: 3 Things Trump Knows Now that He Didn’t in His First Term

President-elect Donald Trump is headed back to the White House in January, aiming to put America back on a path of not only prosperity but normalcy. But many have wondered how different this administration will be. Surely — with a keen awareness of the D.C. Swamp and what it is capable of — things will be a bit different this time around.

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends the America F

Number of Registered Lobbyists Falls 14% in 2017

The number of federally registered political lobbyists has fallen by 14 percent thus far in 2017 from the 2016 total. However, based on data provided by the non-partisan OpenSecrets.org, spending by lobbyists is on track to rise by about 3 percent in 2017.

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