At the House GOP retreat this weekend Minority Whip Eric Cantor made the following crack about Health and Human Services designee, Tom Daschle. "It's...
Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics
After conducting an investigation, I concluded that Jack Abramoff did not defraud his tribal clients, did not bribe any elected or appointed federal officials, and did not corrupt the political process.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics
To the bitter end, George W. Bush is proving to anybody willing to listen that he is not only the worst president in United States history but also just a horrible human being.
Sarah Newman | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics
Lawrence Lessig, through his group, Change Congress, has already done some of the important legwork to get us involved in removing the influence of special interests in Congress.
AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A lobbyist with ties to Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty Friday to helping supply congressional aides an all-expenses-paid trip to the ...
Giles Slade | Posted 01.11.2009 | Chicago
Last Tuesday, Al Gore, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were upstaged by Governor Rod Blagojevich who appears destined for the same prison that currently houses his predecessor.
David Fiderer | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics
Louis Franklin's indictment of Siegelman is a recurring stunt that you see over and over in Alabama and elsewhere in the South.
David Fiderer | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics
We know, based on definitive evidence, precisely how certain Bush appointees lied and colluded in order to subvert due process in the Siegelman trial.
Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 12.19.2008 | Style
Every good political villain needs a look, be it Kim Jong-Il's fondness for futuristic fashion, the trademark fatigues of Fidel Castro, or the decepti...
Raw Story | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics
Convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff told his colleagues at his former law firm that he had an "agreement" regarding communications with a former assistan...
Gary S. Chafetz | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics
Before launching his probe into Abramoff, McCain claimed that he had never heard of or met Abramoff. This claim certainly stretches credulity.
John R. Bohrer | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics
Obviously, they think Barack Obama is that kind of 'me-first' un-patriot, but what about the rest of that "country-second Washington crowd?"
AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — A one-time congressional aide who went on to work with jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff was arrested Monday and accused of conspiring ...
Politico | Eamon Javers | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics
A new book released the day after Sen. John McCain accepted the Republican presidential nomination attacks one of his trademark political successes: ...
Janet Ritz | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics
John McCain's attempted co-opt of the Obama campaign's change message avoids the fact that McCain has surrounded himself with a campaign staff of top ...
Janet Ritz | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics
That's the question I want to ask: Sarah, who would you pick as your vice president?
AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Jack Abramoff, the once powerful lobbyist at the heart of a far-reaching political corruption scandal, was sentenced to four years ...
ABC News | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics
Tom DeLay, the former House GOP majority leader whose connections to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff brought scandal and disgrace to the Republican p...
Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics
While today's Gallup poll already showing a clear bounce for Obama, there are a number of very clear obstacles that Republicans are going to have to navigate next week to avoid the specter of a convention drop.
Washington Post | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics
Jack Abramoff has spent more than 3,000 hours helping more than 100 law enforcement agents in an ongoing federal corruption probe that has implicated ...
Erik Ose | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
These contests will help determine whether the party can hold off Republicans' attempts to seize back control of Congress, or add seats to the Democratic majority they gained in 2006.
Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics
In the wake of Sen. Ted Stevens' indictment, his GOP colleagues quickly began distancing themselves from the stink by dumping campaign contributions Stevens had doled out through his PAC. Among those playing "Take Back the Money" were Mitch McConnell, Elizabeth Dole, and John McCain. We've seen this game before, when politicians scrambled to rid themselves of donations from Enron and Jack Abramoff. Indeed, Dole has now won the Tainted Money Triple Crown, having divested herself of money from all three. The beauty of this D.C. dance is that it is always accompanied by insistent claims that political contributions have absolutely no impact. But no one ever explains why, if the money doesn't buy influence, there is such a rush to return it. Perhaps the answer can be found on Stevens' Bridge to Nowhere.
Alex Gibney | Posted 07.24.2008 | Entertainment
The story of Jack Abramoff is an intriguing, stranger-than-fiction tale of Washington, D.C.'s tight knit world of members of Congress and the lobbyists who vie for their favor.
McClatchy Newspapers | Marisa Taylor | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics
A federal appeals court overturned the conviction of a former White House official Tuesday in a significant defeat for prosecutors who are overseeing ...
The Huffington Post | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics
*** UPDATES BELOW *** Reps. Henry Waxman and Tom Davis have released a draft of the House Oversight Committee's investigation into the Jack Abramoff ...
Ira Forman | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics