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Stockman ditching troubled campaign committee
Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas, is ditching his existing — and troubled — campaign committee as he wages a long-shot bid to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary.Federal records show...
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New Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen in her own words
Janet Yellen was confirmed today as the first woman to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve — becoming one of the most powerful people in global finance and the top regulator in the U.S. financial system. The...
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AT&T buoyed in lobbying push against spectrum auction limits
While T-Mobile US Inc.’s purchase of airwaves this week may help it better compete with bigger wireless carriers, it also may give AT&T Inc. — already among the biggest lobbying forces in...
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New federal guidelines aimed at stopping explosion in harsh school discipline
Winning praise from civil rights advocates, the U.S. Department of Education released new federal guidelines Wednesday aimed at stopping an explosion in student suspensions, expulsions and referrals to...
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Montana proposes reforms after earning 'F' for judicial disclosure
Montana’s highest court is proposing that state judges fill out personal financial disclosure forms — a move that follows a Center for Public Integrity investigation that gave the state a failing grade...
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Global progress seen in securing nuclear materials
Nations around the globe have taken important steps over the past two years to safeguard nuclear weapons materials from potential thefts by terrorists, an expert Washington-based group concluded Jan. 8...
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Hacking attempt draws congressional investigation of FEC
Two congressional leaders — one Republican and one Democrat — are calling for investigations into Federal Election Commission computer security and operational breakdowns that the Center for Public...
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A challenging two-step: cutting costs and covering the uninsured
A valid criticism of the Affordable Care Act is that it doesn’t do enough to control health care costs. While there are a number of the law’s provisions that should help — such as the requirement that...
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West Virginia chemical spill probe falls to overburdened Chemical Safety Board
Among the authorities responding to the massive chemical spill near Charleston, W.Va., which has left hundreds of thousands without water, is the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, whose investigative backlog...
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McAuliffe takes step toward reform in Virginia
No more Rolexes. No more all-expenses-paid holidays. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe put an end to some of these lavish shows of political affection on Saturday, his first day in office, signing an...
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Spending bill: FEC budget still below 2010 levels
The Federal Election Commission gets a small year-over-year raise in Congress' new 2014 spending bill, but funding for the beleaguered agency still falls short of what it received four years ago,...
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Network neutrality debate may be headed back to FCC
Despite reports to the contrary, the debate over network neutrality is far from over.On Tuesday, an appeals court overturned rules that bar broadband providers from blocking or slowing Internet...
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D.C. mulls changes to judicial transparency
A District of Columbia judicial oversight commission could soon recommend changes that would force District judges to reveal more details about their personal finances.The D.C. Commission on Judicial...
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Afghanistan's narcotics problems grow worse
Two months after taking office in 2009, President Obama gave a televised address that laid out sweeping goals for U.S. financial, military, and technical assistance to Afghanistan, including developing...
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Top U.S. corporations funneled $185 million to political nonprofits
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling in 2010 did not, as some warned, unleash a flood of corporate money directly into elections.But since then, scores of...
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Dow Chemical backed anti-union nonprofit with $2 million donation
Dow Chemical Co. steered $2 million to a Michigan “dark money” nonprofit in 2012 whose ads helped defeat a union-backed ballot measure aimed at protecting collective bargaining rights, the Center for...
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Pulling back the veil on corporate contributions
A new analysis and interactive database created by the Center for Public Integrity pulls back the veil on some of the ways companies advance their political agendas.The new project, which uncovered...
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A small step towards food aid reform
A federal spending bill working its way through Congress would take a step toward reforming America’s controversial food aid program, by allowing more aid to be purchased within the regions that...
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Cold, damp, underground cheating
Working in the U.S. nuclear-tipped missile force, a job that seemed vital to the country’s security during the Cold War, is an increasingly thankless and dispiriting task, as a new scandal this week...
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Congress, FEC meet about security breakdowns
Federal Election Commission staff today traveled to Capitol Hill and briefed congressional officials investigating the beleaguered agency on how it intends to address recent computer security and...
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