The term '''Washington insider''' is often used in the [[media]] to denote a person (usually anonymously) with an 'inside' knowledge of Federal politics. 'Insiders' can be elected politicians, such as members of [[Congress]], but also include public servants, special advisers and their staff, [[lobbyist]]s, [[journalist]]s, publicists and representatives of [[NGO]]s. Washington insiders need not reside in the capital itself, but most of them live 'inside the [[Beltway]]'. | The term '''Washington insider''' is often used in the [[media]] to denote a person (usually anonymously) with an 'inside' knowledge of Federal politics. 'Insiders' can be elected politicians, such as members of [[Congress]], but also include public servants, special advisers and their staff, [[lobbyist]]s, [[journalist]]s, publicists and representatives of [[NGO]]s. Washington insiders need not reside in the capital itself, but most of them live 'inside the [[Beltway]]'. |