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‘Deem and Pass’ Unlikely to Be Reversed in Courts, Experts Say

There's been a lot of buzz this week about the questionable constitutionality of a tactic House Democrats may use to pass the controv … more…

Update: Secrecy of House Ethics Investigations Keeps Reporters Scrambling for Truth

Yesterday we reported on the secrecy and opacity surrounding the House ethics committee. Here’s an update on what has happened … more…

With Travel Expenses, Some in Congress Keep the Change

Congressmen like to travel -- in the past two years alone, members of the House and the Senate ran up 5,300 travel days, according to … more…

Super Bowl Fun: Snap Your Congress Member

Are you one of the lucky folks attending the giant football fiesta set for Sunday in Miami? If so, ProPublica’s got a mission for … more…

Which Pols Are Heading to the Super Bowl and Other Results of ProPublica’s Super Bowl Blitz

While campaign finance laws may have dampened some of the political world’s Super Bowl frolicking, at least four lawmakers … more…

What’s Next for the Super Bowl Blitz

This is a quick update on our Super Bowl Blitz, which aims to find out which members of Congress are attending this year’s Super … more…

Super Bowl Blitz: What You Should Do When Congressmen Give Vague Answers

As many of you participating in our Super Bowl Blitz have quickly found out, not all answers to the question “Is the congressman … more…

Tune In

WNYC’s Brian Lehrer is hosting the Super Bowl Blitz this morning on his show. Got a few minutes? Tune in, make a call, and report … more…

Super Bowl Blitz Focuses on Members of the Taxing and Spending Committees

With only 10 days left to survey 535 members of Congress as part of our Super Bowl Blitz, we’ve put stars next to the names of … more…

Our Super Bowl Blitz Update—We’ve Got a Quarter of Congress Covered

Here’s the latest on our Super Bowl Blitz: The effort, which launched Tuesday, aims to find out which members of Congress are … more…

When Is a ‘No’ Really a ‘No’

Some of the volunteers who’ve been calling members of Congress for our Super Bowl Blitz worry that our simple inquiry leaves open … more…

Journalists Around Country Join Our Super Bowl Blitz

Journalism folks from California to New England are joining our Super Bowl Blitz. The effort, launched on Tuesday, aims to find … more…

A Fix

In the column “Did they attend Super Bowl 2009?”, we’ve put a “NA, not seated yet” next to all senators and representatives who … more…

Perks for Former Speaker, Despite Lobbying Job

This is one of our editors' picks from our ongoing roundup of Investigations Elsewhere.

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is ge … more…

Transparency, Tempered

The House of Representatives limped into the digital age on Monday, finally releasing its quarterly expense reports online. Transpare … more…

Download the Stimulus Bill

Since Congress' Web sites have ground to a halt in a mad, last-minute rush to read the compromise stimulus bill before today's House … more…

The Stimulus Deal: The Latest Tally

Well, we wanted to tell you what’s in the final, $789 billion stimulus package, but guess what? The bill still hadn't been released … more…

Economic Stimulus: Resolution Confusion

Congressional leaders announced a few hours ago that they had reached a $789 billion compromise between the House and Senate stimulus … more…

Quick Picks: Lawmakers Take a Tax Test and Grill Their Bailed-Out Donors

Quick Picks focuses on a select few of the day's stories from "Breaking on the Web."

The Stimulus Bills: House vs. Senate

If all goes as expected today, the Senate will pass an $838 billion economic stimulus plan that follows a compromise reached over the … more…