by Julian Andreone | Dec 6, 2023 | Business, Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Many of them have become household names: Rep. George Santos, Sen. Bob Menendez, former Rep. Charlie Rangel. The list goes on. Members of Congress facing allegations of engaging in brazen corruption often land in the center of very public scandals, then...
by Medill News Service | Mar 1, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Immigration experts and advocates divided in response to Biden’s SOTU By Ali Bianco and Jenny Huh, 11:34 p.m. Rep. Chuy Garcia of Illinois, who attended yesterday’s “People’s State of the Union” protest, took to Twitter: “It’s great that POTUS wants to provide a...
by Ben Kamisar | Feb 15, 2012 | Business, Politics
WASHINGTON — For Buddy Roemer, it’s all about the Benjamins. But he’ll only accept one at a time. The former governor and congressman from Louisiana and current presidential candidate has capped his campaign contributions at just $100 per donor in a...
by Patrick Svitek | Jan 23, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — Open government advocates are re-energizing their push for President Barack Obama to issue an executive order that would require federal contractors to reveal political contributions. The issue is gaining traction at the White House after a false start...
