K Street Windfall Mounts as Firms Navigate Tariffs: Supply Lines

President Donald Trump likes to boast about how much money the US government is making from tariffs. Washington trade lobbyists might feel a similar giddiness about the impact of his policies on their business.

Lobbying on tariffs and other trade-related issues has hit an all-time high, with total spending of $908 million in the first half of 2025, and firms with close ties to the Trump administration are seeing significant revenue growth, Bloomberg News reports Wednesday from the US capital. (Click here to read the full story.)

Consider the work of Brian Ballard. His firm, Ballard Partners, saw its ...