100 former US lawmakers have become foreign lobbyists

As Pete Hegseth was fighting an uphill battle to be confirmed as the secretary of defense, an experienced politico came running to whip votes: Norm Coleman, a former Republican senator from Minnesota.After shepherding Hegseth around the Hill and lobbying his former colleagues, Coleman testified at Hegseth’s hearing, lauding the nominee and decrying the Biden administration’s failure to prevent Yemen’s Houthis from endangering shipping lanes. “Yes, Pete Hegseth is an out of the box nominee,” he s...