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Obama’s Flip-Flops on Money in Politics: A Brief History
by Justin ElliottWhen President Obama told supporters that he would morph his campaign into a new nonprofit that would accept unlimited corporate donations, the announcement set off a familiar round...
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Lawmakers Press for Answers on Sale of Wild Horses
by Dave Philipps, Special to ProPublica Two congressmen wrote to the Department of Interior this week to demand information on the progress of its investigation into whether more than 1,700 federally...
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Do As We Say, Congress Says, Then Does What It Wants
by Theodoric MeyerWhen CBS News reported in 2011 that members of Congress weren’t prohibited from insider trading, Congress moved swiftly.President Obama signed a law banning it within six months of...
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How Disaster Aid Recipients Voted on Sandy Relief
by Al Shaw and Jeff LarsonThough the Sandy relief bill passed both the Senate and the House, many members of Congress voted no despite their own states receiving millions of dollars in federal...
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Censorship Controversy Interrupts Trial of Gitmo Detainees
by Cora CurrierWhen a pretrial hearing for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other alleged 9/11 plotters began this week, an unknown censor shut off the audio feed from the courtroom even though no...
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Feds to Publicize Drug and Device Company Payments to Doctors Next Year
by Charles Ornstein and Tracy WeberUpdate, Feb. 1, 2013: This story has been updated. After years of anticipation, all of the nation's drug and medical device makers must soon begin publicly reporting...
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A Patient’s Guide: How To Stay Safe In a Hospital
by Blair HickmanPropping up a patient’s hospital bed at a 30-degree angle can help prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia. Using alcohol wipes kills staph bugs, but you need bleach wipes to kill C. diff...
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Update: State Oil and Gas Regulators Still Spread Thin
by Abrahm Lustgarten The U.S. relies on state and federal regulators to make sure that oil and gas drilling is done safely, and that trillions of gallons of toxic waste injected into underground...
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Will Democrats Sell Your Political Opinions to Credit Card Companies?
by Lois Beckett For years, state Democratic parties have been gathering information about individual voters' political leanings. They have noted down the opinions voters shared with canvassers — which...
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Shadow War: Hezbollah’s Hand Seen In Bombing of Israeli Bus
by Sebastian Rotella Bulgaria's announcement today that investigators suspect Hezbollah in last summer's terrorist bombing against Israeli tourists on the Bulgarian coast ratchets up a conflict...
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Drone Strikes Test Legal Grounds for War on Terror
by Cora CurrierIn his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama declared that “a decade of war is now ending.” White House press secretary Jay Carney later said there was “no question” that the...
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Taiwan Drops Lobbying Firm in Wake of Congressional Ethics Probe
by Justin ElliottTaiwan has terminated its with contract a lobbying firm whose role organizing a trip to the country for a Democratic congressman prompted an ongoing House ethics investigation. House...
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Iraq War Contractor Fined for Late Reports of 30 Deaths
by T. Christian MillerThe U.S. Department of Labor has fined a private security contractor $75,000 for failing to file timely reports on the deaths of workers in Iraq as required by law. The Sandi...
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Ethics Probe: Congressman’s Taiwan Trip Likely Broke the Law
by Justin ElliottFeb. 7, 9:30 p.m. This post has been updated.A congressional ethics investigation into a Democratic representative’s trip to Taiwan found “substantial reason to believe” the trip...
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How the Supreme Court Could Scuttle Critical Fair Housing Rule
by Nikole Hannah-JonesUPDATE: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the final rule (PDF) on disparate impact under the Fair Housing Act today. In doing so, the agency formalized...
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The Best Reporting on Mental Trauma and the U.S. Military (#MuckReads)
by Christie ThompsonLast Saturday, ex-sniper Chris Kyle and fellow veteran Chad Littlefield were shot and killed at a Texas gun range. The accused shooter is a former Marine, who sources say suffered...
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Democrats: We Won’t Sell Voter Data for Commercial Use
by Lois Beckett State Democratic parties will not sell data about voters' opinions to for-profit corporations, according to a statement released Friday by the head of a Democratic data-marketing...
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Has Obama Kept His Open-Government Pledge?
by Jennifer LaFleurAfter eight years of tightened access to government records under the Bush administration, open-government advocates were hopeful when Barack Obama promised greater...
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Podcast: ProPublica Explores Patient Safety
by Minhee ChoWhen ProPublica’s Marshall Allen, Olga Pierce and Blair Hickman set out to explore patient safety issues for a new series, they decided early on that creating a Facebook community where...
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Disparate Impact and Fair Housing: Seven Cases You Should Know
by Christie ThompsonLast week, the Obama administration formalized the legal standard it has used to enforce fair housing laws and hold banks accountable for their role in a foreclosure crisis that...
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