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Business Gears Up to Battle New Obama Workplace Safety Rule

This story was co-published with Politico.

As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the White House are trying to minimize their diffe … more…

Explaining Obama’s Proposed ‘Budget Freeze’

Last week in his State of the Union address, President Obama announced a spending freeze. This week, he unveiled a budget that wou … more…

White House Changes Stimulus Jobs Count

When the White House unveiled its nearly $800 billion stimulus package last year, it promised not only to create and save 3.5 … more…

USAID Asks for Help Training Pakistani NGOs Set to Receive U.S. Money

As the United States prepares to drastically increase civilian aid in Pakistan, the agency in charge has asked for help training the … more…

The Clock Ticks Slowest at Gitmo: Why It’s Taking so Long to Close the Prison

As we have reported throughout the year, the Obama administration has been serially hampered in its efforts to shutter the prison at … more…

Say What? White House Errs on Guantanamo Facts

Dec. 17: This post has been corrected.

Yesterday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs made two claims about the administration’s han … more…

White House Gives Agencies Transparency To-Do List

Open-government advocates got an early holiday gift from the White House today.

The Office of Management and Budget gave federal a … more…

Workshop on Government Openness Is Closed to Public

Update (4:34 p.m.): This afternoon, the Office of Information Policy, part of the U.S. Department of Justice posted some of its trai … more…

Obama Backtracking on Transparency Promise?

We've been tracking the Obama administration's promise of transparency. A story in Sunday's Boston Globe shows that promise may be cl … more…

When News Falls in the Forest

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With Few Strong Cases, Government Rushes Toward Plea Deals for Guantanamo Detainees

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As the United States moves to prosecute Khalid Shai … more…

The Battle Over Tired Truckers: Obama Ditches Another Bush Rule

The Obama administration has overturned several midnight regulations ushered in by the Bush administration during its waning months. … more…

On Gitmo, Supreme Court Will Hear Uighurs’ Case

The Supreme Court agreed today to hear an appeal by Uighur detainees held at Guantanamo on whether those detainees can be released in … more…

Why Many Guantanamo Detainees Ordered Released Are Still Stuck There

This story was co-published with Slate.

Read our summary of the judge's remarkable ruling, which we've also posted in full.

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White House Regroups on Guantanamo

This post was co-published with The Washington Post and appeared in that paper on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009.

With four months l … more…

Bush and Obama: A Counterterrorism Comparison

As president-elect in late 2008, Barack Obama promised to “regain America’s moral stature in the world” by ending some of the Bush ad … more…

Tracking Obama’s Struggles to Defend Gitmo Detentions

As federal judges continue to decide lawsuits brought by Guantanamo inmates to challenge their detentions, ProPublica is analyzing … more…

Dive In: More Obama Team Disclosure Docs

We've received more financial disclosures from Obama administration officials and nominees — and as always we're posting them for … more…

Bill Gates Offers Stimulus Advice

Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:

Bill Gates waded into the stimulus debate Tuesday, calling for states to be more ambitious … more…

TARP Watchdog Growls at Treasury over Lack of Transparency

Where has the TARP money gone? If you check out our bailout database, you’ll be able to see which companies have received … more…