Democratic hopeful Warren seeks to curb U.S. lobbying, corporate power

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Monday proposed a major rewrite of U.S. laws governing lobbying that she said was aimed at restricting corporate influence and rooting out “corruption in Washington.”

Warren, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, seeks to transform the practice of U.S. government officials cashing in by moving to private-sector jobs where they make vastly more money by influencing regulations and legislation.

In a detailed policy plan, Warren one of the top contenders among 20 Democrats seeking their party’s nomination to face Republican President Donald Trump in the...