US Chamber Is Trying to Get Its Mojo Back in Trump’s Second Term

The US Chamber of Commerce’s head of government affairs is in the thick of K Street’s version of Mission Impossible: recharging the influence of Washington’s biggest business lobby.

Former Illinois GOP Rep.Rodney Davis is 15 months into the job at the Chamber and has pulled the big-spending K Street player out of the public doghouse with some key Republicans. But the Chamber has a lot of work to do—its brand and policy footprint aren’t what they were 20 years ago, or even 10, and many critics gripe in private. It’s also ceded spending in congressional elections to other ...