Ex-Sen. Burr Turns Lobbyist Pitching for Home-State Colleges, AI

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Ex-Sen. Richard Burr is mounting a comeback to Capitol Hill – as a registered lobbyist for Duke University and other clients reeling from threats of Elon Musk’s DOGE federal funding cuts.

Now finished with a two-year ban on lobbying Congress that applies to all recent senators, Burr (R-N.C.) said he will represent Duke, its home-state rival University of North Carolina as well as Wake Forest University, his alma mater.