How important is nonprofit journalism?

Donate by May 7 and your gift to The Center for Public Integrity will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000.

Click to donate

Senate chairs: Democrats have deep ties to industries they oversee

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Though the Democrats lost six of their 59 Senate seats in the November election, they still enter the 112th Congress in control of the upper

Related to this story

Daniel Inouye — Senate Appropriations Committee (and Appropriations Defense Subcommittee)

By Josh Israel

Debbie Stabenow — Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

By Josh Israel

Congressional perks: Lawmakers’ most surprising benefits

By Corbin Hiar

Republicans renew their control of House

By The Associated Press

New GOP chiefs of appropriations, energy panels may not be settled until after Thanksgiving

By Peter H. Stone

With Republicans expected to have an excellent shot at winning back the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, talk is rampant about whic

Related to this story

The Chairmen: New House leaders have familiar ties to business, revolving door

By Josh Israel

Congressional perks: Lawmakers’ most surprising benefits

By Corbin Hiar

Slap to Obama: GOP House votes to kill health law

By The Associated Press

Clyburn draws line in the sand on Social Security

By Jeremy Borden and Aaron Mehta

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

Related to this story

Congressional perks: Lawmakers’ most surprising benefits

By Corbin Hiar

Senate chairs: Democrats have deep ties to industries they oversee

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

State of the Union speech sparks partisan fundraising pitches

By Dave Levinthal

The Chairmen: New House leaders have familiar ties to business, revolving door

By Josh Israel

Advertisement

The Chairmen: New House leaders have familiar ties to business, revolving door

By Josh Israel

The Republican takeover of Congress not only apparently gives the Speaker’s gavel to John Boehner, it also elevates up to 25 senior GOP lawm

Related to this story

New GOP chiefs of appropriations, energy panels may not be settled until after Thanksgiving

By Peter H. Stone

Clyburn draws line in the sand on Social Security

By Jeremy Borden and Aaron Mehta

Congressional perks: Lawmakers’ most surprising benefits

By Corbin Hiar

Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House

By The Associated Press

Clyburn draws line in the sand on Social Security

By Jeremy Borden and Aaron Mehta

James Clyburn, a reliably loyal liberal named to Super Congress

Related to this story

Congressional perks: Lawmakers’ most surprising benefits

By Corbin Hiar

New GOP chiefs of appropriations, energy panels may not be settled until after Thanksgiving

By Peter H. Stone

The Chairmen: New House leaders have familiar ties to business, revolving door

By Josh Israel

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged

By The Associated Press

Party of one

By Robert Morlino

Special committees allow prominent lawmakers to parcel out campaign cash

Related to this story

Undisclosed soft money to pay for GOP perks; 21 on Hill seek change

By Marianne Holt and Kathryn Wallace

Contribution limits at risk in states thanks to Supreme Court

By Amy Myers

Real estate influence group spends 'mind boggling' amount in California House race

By Alexandra Duszak

Lobbyists like pro-Obama super PAC

By Michael Beckel

Advertisement

Network of 900 advisory panels wields unseen power

By Jim Morris and Alejandra Fernández Morera

Concerns raised about secrecy, industry influence and political interference

Related to this story

Congress moves to curb abuses by advisory councils

By Jim Morris and Marina Walker Guevara

A pipeline of influence

By Kevin Bogardus

'Full and open debate'

By The Center for Public Integrity

Commentary: 'Reformer with results'? Don't count on it

By Charles Lewis

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Court of Appeals":

"… ore Clinton took office, creating more and more loopholes.In one case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that subcommittees with narrow mandates did not …"

Congressional perks: Lawmakers’ most surprising benefits

By Corbin Hiar

The blessings of a Congressional Thanksgiving? Exercise facilities and free parking

Related to this story

Clyburn draws line in the sand on Social Security

By Jeremy Borden and Aaron Mehta

Congressional expense reports slowly move online from dusty basement

By Laurel Adams

Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

By The Associated Press

Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged

By The Associated Press

FACT CHECK: Newt’s erroneous ethics alibi

By FactCheck.Org

Current Republican favorite for the presidential nomination holding a grudge against '97 ethics panel, Pelosi

Related to this story

Billionaire backer may open wallet for Gingrich but bring unwanted baggage

By Peter H. Stone

Gingrich ventures took in more than $105 million over a decade's time

By Peter H. Stone

Gingrich's health center was power player in a host of Washington policy debates

By Fred Schulte and Joe Eaton

527 group waned after Gingrich campaign imploded in June

By Peter H. Stone

FACT CHECK: Final fight for GOP in Iowa

By FactCheck.Org

With the Iowa Caucus just around the corner, Gingrich, Bachmann make factual errors in Sioux City debate

Related to this story

ANALYSIS: Bachmann's Iowa blame game

By Wendell Potter

FACT CHECK: Newt’s erroneous ethics alibi

By FactCheck.Org

Gingrich's health center was power player in a host of Washington policy debates

By Fred Schulte and Joe Eaton

Tyler joins Gingrich PAC, big ad buy imminent

By Peter H. Stone

Pages