Despite Downturn, Senate Leaders Made Money in '07

While last year's sagging economy hit the financial fortunes of millions of Americans -- and most lawmakers -- two Senate leaders did pretty well for themselves, according to a new...

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June 17, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

For Convention, GOPers Have More Money than Time

Republican boosters may be reaching for their pocketbooks to support their party's 2008 convention -- but they aren't giving their time. While the host committee for the Republican convention in...

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June 16, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

WSJ: US Attorney Scandal Advances

Federal prosecutors are reportedly pursuing their first criminal indictment in the U.S. Attorneys scandal. The subject, according to the Wall Street Journal: Bradley Schlozman, for a time the U.S. Attorney...

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June 16, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

NV Scandal Gov. Wins Mansion, Silence

Nevada’s scandal-tarred governor has suspended his effort to divorce his wife, after she and her lawyer made veiled suggestions that his effort could force secrets from his past to spill...

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June 9, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Ring around the Lawmaker

News that an ex-Hill staffer had pled guilty in the Abramoff scandal – and implicated his ex-lawmaker boss – made little more than a ripple when it was announced yesterday....

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June 3, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Duke Briber to Stay in Prison

Hopes for a bonded release from federal prison have faded for a key figure in the Duke Cunningham fiasco. Brent Wilkes began serving a 12-year sentence in February for crimes...

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June 3, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

New Iraq Contracts Belie Quick U.S. Departure

Even as presidential candidates debate how quickly to withdraw American forces from Iraq, the U.S. government bureaucracy appears to be preparing for a longer slog there. Contracting documents show the...

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June 2, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (5)