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Let this be a lesson: 2008 a bad year for political bad guys

By Josh Israel

Is it open season on ethically-challenged pols? The latest to fall is Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, taken into federal custo

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Privately sponsored trips hot tickets on Capitol Hill

By Jim Morris

Lobbyists bankrolling politics

By Alex Knott

Jefferson poised to become another congressional jailbird

By Josh Israel

Watchdog demands DOJ release records on DeLay investigation

By Laurel Adams

Watchdog interference: Inspectors General say agencies hinder investigations

By John Solomon and Amy Biegelsen

In an unusually public spat, the independent watchdogs inside a dozen federal agencies are alleging government officials have hindered sensi

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ITC hurt by agency's weak inspector general role

By Laurel Adams

One-fourth of Pentagon’s war zone pay to civilians was improper

By Julie Vorman

NASA inspector general lack of oversight

By The Center for Public Integrity

IGs lauded for sniffing out potential savings of $87.2 billion in last year

By Corbin Hiar

Congressman takes swipe at program to reduce Medicare fraud

By Naseem Miller and Joe Eaton

As health reform bills consume Congress, a battle over a program designed to help cut soaring rates of Medicare overpayment and fraud is pla

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OPINION: Rep. Ryan's budget plan is a "Path to the Poorhouse"

By Wendell Potter

GAO says Medicare regulator followed the rules in Humana smackdown

By Joe Eaton

Medicare fraud out of control

By The Center for Public Integrity

Study: Medicare contractors vulnerable to conflict

By The Associated Press

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Five lobbyists for each member of Congress on financial reforms

By M.B. Pell and Joe Eaton

Businesses, trade groups and other interests hired more than five lobbyists for each member of Congress to influence financial regulatory re

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Breaking the law

By M. Asif Ismail

Lobbying laws in the states

By Neil Gordon

States outpace Congress in upgrading lobbying laws

By Leah Rush and David Jimenez

Under pressure

By Robert Morlino

Health reform lobbyist mistakenly errs on side of transparency

By Joe Eaton

If numbers are to be trusted, longtime advertising lobbyist Jim Davidson of Polsinelli Shughart is the top dog of the 2009 health care refor

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Commentary: Changing Washington: The hard part

By Bill Buzenberg

PhRMA's envoys

By M. Asif Ismail

Drug lobby second to none

By M. Asif Ismail

Spending on lobbying thrives

By M. Asif Ismail

Early in crisis, Senator helps nuclear industry sway colleagues on safety

By Ronnie Greene

The U.S. industry’s powerful lobbying arm has wasted no time quietly making its case to Congress — with a little help from Sen. Jeff Bingama

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Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Court clash in Vermont might alter balance of power over nuclear plants

By Mark Clayton / MinnPost.com

U.S. regulators opening up on flawed nuclear power plant policing

By Susan Q. Stranahan

A more likely nuclear nightmare

By Susan Q. Stranahan

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State ethics update — June 5

By Caitlin Ginley

Here’s our biweekly round-up of recent developments regarding ethics policies in the states. PaperTrail is digging through the news for the

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Public betrayal in the Bay State

By Matt Porter and Maggie Mulvihill

Daily Disclosure: Americans for Prosperity launches first ad of $25 million campaign

By Alexandra Duszak

FACT CHECK: Soft glove, same GPS fist in attack ad

By FactCheck.Org

FACT CHECK: Romney Hijacks Credibility

By FactCheck.Org

Brooks Brothers rioter turns attention to energy this election season

By Marianne Lavelle

An advocacy group run by a political operative with oil industry ties (and a famous photo-op history) is spearheading a late advertising bli

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Four Democratic senators already girding for midterm elections

By Dave Levinthal

SOLUTIONS: Forcing contractors to disclose contributions is a good first step

By Melanie Sloan

Senate GOP leader: Starving regulators of money means a "better America"

By Shirley Gao

Mitch McConnell: Fueled by tobacco and whiskey

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Caitlin Ginley

Oil-financed Congress members target public-interest group

By Richard Prince and Esther Cassidy

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2000 — A saga involving Big Oil, millions of unrealized tax dollars, whistle-blowers, members of Congress and campaign

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Chamber of Commerce, other biz lobbies drill big oil for new cash gusher

By Peter H. Stone

Big oil protects its interests

By Aron Pilhofer

Amid record profits, Exxon tries to shirk interest payments in Valdez oil spill case

By Marianne Lavelle

Safety risks underscored by violations at ExxonMobil refinery

By Alexandra Duszak

Army general had business deal with Clinton-Gore money man

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 27, 2000 — Lt. Gen. Claudia J. Kennedy, the first female three-star general in the history of the U.S. Army and the a

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Why is Andrew Cuomo shielding Fannie and Freddie?

By Joe Eaton

Investigation, audit reveal past mismanagement by Gore's campaign manager

By Bill Hogan

Trading in favors

By Alex Knott and Aubrey Bruggeman

FACT CHECK: Santorum’s twisted take on JFK, religion

By FactCheck.Org

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