GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress. Shadow Government Statistics : Home Page. Social Media. Influence & Lobbying. Use these resources in OpenSecrets.org's Influence & Lobbying section, which are also found at the left, to learn more about Washington's influence industry and its most powerful players.
Interest Groups Just about any interest group you can think of has a presence in Washington-and spends money to maintain that presence. Here we've totaled all the campaign contributions over the years from more than 100 interest groups, so that you can see patterns that might have affected policies with an impact on your life.