The Revolving Door Has a Lobby: How Federal Rulemaking Gets Rewritten Before the Ink Dries

A federal agency finalizes a major rule after years of research, public comment, and inter-agency warfare — and then the real negotiation begins. This episode traces the quiet machinery of regulatory rollback: the ex-officials who know exactly which phone to call, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs review process that almost nobody covers, and why the most consequential edits to American policy happen in meetings that don't appear on any public calendar. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.