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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…

Stimulus Spending Now at $220 Billion

The federal government has paid out $220 billion in stimulus dollars, according to the latest numbers from Recovery.gov and … more…

The Reports Are Coming! The Reports Are Coming!

Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:

New stimulus job numbers are due today, and early reports state that 650,000 jobs have … more…

New Questions About Stim Job Numbers; White House Fires Back

Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:

We start today with an Associated Press story that seems to have rattled the White … more…

Would a Stimulus by Any Other Name Smell More Sweet?

Today’s roundup of stimulus coverage:

The White House is plowing ahead with a second stimulus, reports Time magazine’s Michael … more…

Some Stimulus Proposals Didn’t Make the Cut

Looks like the Department of Defense might have to wait for the next stimulus package to steam clean the bird droppings off a … more…

The White House Is Open to Your Suggestions on Openness

Got suggestions for how to open the federal government to citizens? The Obama administration is (almost) ready to listen.

In a noti … more…

White House Office Not Covered by FOIA

The White House Office of Administration is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, a U.S. Court of Appeals found (PDF) yester … more…

ChangeTracker Improved: Fine-Tuning the Feeds for Interestingness

This week, we rolled out a few updates to ChangeTracker, our tool that watches White House Web sites for changes.

First, … more…

Obama’s DOJ Opposes Lawsuit to Release Missing Bush E-mails

Feb. 23: This post has been updated.

Millions of Bush White House e-mails may never see the light of day, even with a new administra … more…

The White House’s Latest—Iffy—Stimulus Jobs Estimates

A few weeks ago, we cast a skeptical eye on the job creation estimates the Obama administration had attached to the stimulus bill. We … more…

Decoder: What Docs Can the White House Put in the Shredder?

With the Bush administration’s well-earned reputation for secrecy, Democrats are concerned that the administration will rev up the pa … more…

Change.gov ‘Agenda’ Pages Are Back

The agenda pages that we told you disappeared from Change.gov, President-elect Barack Obama's transition Web site, have returned in n … more…

After White House Pressure, Agency Scales Back Whales Protection Rule

The Bush administration has not been shy in questioning the conclusions of government scientists. Years-long rulemaking processes ha … more…

Judge Sides With Congress in White House Subpoena Dispute

Some are already calling it a landmark ruling. Senior White House aides are not immune from congressional subpoenas, a federal judge … more…

DOJ Scandal Part of Larger Pattern

The recent Justice Department report on political hiring practices focused on a small group of high-ranking former aides. But as Char … more…

Jane Mayer’s The Dark Side: Chapter 1

Yesterday we spoke with The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer about "The Dark Side," her new book exploring the White House’s move to abus … more…