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Commentary: Everything I'm telling you is entirely legal

By Charles Lewis

December 21, 2000 — Remarks at the 22nd annual conference of the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws in Tampa, Fla., December 5....

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Grand Old Parties: Special interests shower Republicans with perks and parties in the Big Apple

By Meredith O'Brien

The political donation histories of Obama’s potential new justices

By Aaron Mehta

Thanks to sponsors, GOP threw twice the party the Democrats did

By Sean Peoples

The heat is on

By Marianne Holt, Kathryn Wallace and The Center for Public Integrity

White House overnight guests listed

By The Center for Public Integrity

WASHINGTON, September 22, 2000 — A list released by the White House shows that 404 guests stayed overnight at the White House and Camp David

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Morgan Stanley latest to settle with Massachusetts

Before Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley gained notoriety as a failed Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, she was best kno

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Reform reading: Mortgage risk rule creates "unholy alliance" of lobbyists

By Shirley Gao

Dodd-Frank author is proudest of "skin in the game" requirement for mortgage securitizers

By Shirley Gao

WaMu, other banks motivated by greed, financial crisis probe concludes

By David Heath

Lee Meyerson, lawyer for the big banks, to the financial rescue

By Marianne Lavelle

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Retailers accuse AmEx of antitrust breach as battle over debit card cap heats up

Retailers in a long-running lawsuit against American Express Co. over charge card swipe fees are now accusing the card giant of violating an

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MasterCard, Visa settle antitrust case with DOJ; AmEx fights on

Will new debit card fee controls revolutionize card industry?

Bankers take debit fee duel to friendly territory in House

By Julie Vorman

ABA says debit card cap for big banks would also hurt small ones

By Julie Vorman

Felons in office: Ted Stevens set to join an even more elite club

By Andrew Green

If the current returns hold up, then Alaskans will have reelected a newly convicted felon to the U.S. Senate; Senator Ted Stevens, the longe

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PAC-Men lobbyists

By Elizabeth Brown and Shaylyn Cochran

State laws vary widely on voting rights for felons

By Maryann Batlle and Carl Straumsheim

Homeland Security pays dividends for Alaska

By G.W. Schulz

Treasury can sketch out rulemaking areas before Consumer Financial Bureau opens, memo says

By Julie Vorman

Before the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) officially opens its doors on July 21, the Treasury Department may issu

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Disclosure-o-meter for Dodd-Frank law

Reform reading: What will Barney's replacement do?

By Julie Vorman

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

By Shirley Gao

"Help wanted" to influence Dodd-Frank law

By Julie Vorman

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A listening tour? It worked for Hillary

By Julie Vorman

What’s on Elizabeth Warren’s to-do list now that she’s a White House adviser helping to launch the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? Th

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Democrats expand Senate grip but fail to win House

By The Associated Press

GOP gov's group raises $100 million in mostly losing effort

By Paul Abowd and Andrea Fuller

Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

By The Associated Press

Commentary: New GOP chairman Marc Racicot mixes politics and profits

By Charles Lewis

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part five

By Shannon Feaster, Nathaniel Heller, Annys Shin, Marianne Holt and Russ Tisinger

For months, disarray was the hallmark of Vice President Al Gore's campaign. Last October 6, he moved his campaign to Nashville from Washingt

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Fat Cat Hotel still open for business

By M. Asif Ismail

Special Report: White House refuses to release list of Gore's sleepover guests

By Nathaniel Heller

The Clinton top 100: Where are they now?

By M. Asif Ismail

FACT CHECK: Romney ad takes Clinton quote out of context

By FactCheck.Org

Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part one

By Shannon Feaster, Nathaniel Heller, Marianne Holt, Annys Shin and Russ Tisinger

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — It is no surprise and nothing new in the land of the spin and the home of the sound bite that each and every can

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Belying his rhetoric, McCain worked for megamerger sought by campaign patron AT&T

By Nathaniel Heller and Annys Shin

Commentary: The broken campaign finance system: An American political tradition

By Bill Buzenberg

McCain campaign reels in riches from 2008 legal fund

By Dave Levinthal

The Manhattan connection

By Aaron Mehta and Aaron Mehta

Commentary: Under the Influence: Why This Series?

By Charles Lewis

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2000 — British statesman George Canning wrote more than a century ago: "Away with the cant of 'measures, not men!' the

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Party machines, lobbyists and special interests: Part two

By Shannon Feaster, Nathaniel Heller, Marianne Holt, Annys Shin and Russ Tisinger

Study finds $565 million spent on lobbying in the states in 2000

By John Dunbar and Leah Rush

Lobbying FAQ

By Elizabeth Brown

Industry of influence nets more than $10 billion

By Alex Knott

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