Is Congress failing on Homeland Security oversight?

By Sarah Laskow

Tom Ridge, the Department of Homeland Security’s first secretary, testified before the 9/11 Commission on a May morning in 2004. Ridge spoke

Following Obama’s speech, parsing key players for global warming legislation

By Matthew Lewis

In last night’s speech, President Obama called on attendees to send him "legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution." A

Congressional expense reports slowly move online from dusty basement

By Laurel Adams

The House of Representatives took a step toward greater government transparency last year by posting its expense reports online, but the clu
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Ex-GOP whip blunt gave earmarks and got campaign cash through the 'Murtha Method'

By Josh Israel, Josh Israel and Josh Israel

Rep. Roy Blunt’s Congressional Web site notes that “while Washington politicians claim they can spend your money better than you can, the fe

Looking at just how official ‘official trips’ are for members of Congress

By Josh Israel

In light of the recent revelations about former Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Tom Daschle’s failure to pay taxes for his limou

On financial reform bill, 52 percent of lobbyists worked in government

By Caitlin Ginley and M.B. Pell

More than half of the lobbying force seeking to influence landmark financial reform legislation is made up of former members of Congress, Ca
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Executive privilege + congressional timidity = stalled investigations

By Marianne Lavelle

With Capitol Hill consumed by the nation’s financial crisis, time is running out on the broader search to find out just what happened behind

Revolving door: 100% increase in lobbyists now working for Congress

By Alexandra Duszak

CRP report details doubling of former lobbyists now working for lawmakers

FACT CHECK: Misleading information about White House salaries goes viral

By FactCheck.Org

FACT CHECK: Email campaign distorts White House salaries

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

24 states have made disclosure strides since 2003

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