By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| July 23, 2013, 2:48 p.m.
When Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., launched his hearings into improper IRS targeting of tea party groups, some voiced hope that the probe would shed light not just on what went wrong at the IRS but on how to fix it.
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| June 18, 2013, 3:33 p.m.
Senators on both sides of the aisle have demanded transparency lately from a growing list of government agencies: the State Department, the Justice Department, the IRS, the National Security Agency.
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| April 5, 2013, 6:49 p.m.
Already short one officer, the Federal Election Commission will soon have a dubious distinction: As of April 30, all five of its remaining commissioners will be serving expired terms.
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| March 24, 2013, 7:44 p.m.
The growing clout of Latino donors and voters has quietly boosted the fortunes of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which has gained members, political leverage and fundraising power in the 113th Congress.
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| March 10, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
A Democratic rising star who campaigned on a platform of sweeping ethics changes draws fire once in power, after his top campaign donors bankroll a secretive nonprofit promoting his agenda.
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| Feb. 22, 2013, 7:14 p.m.
The seemingly inevitable sequester cuts that will slash $85 billion from the federal budget on Friday reflect not only Washington’s political paralysis but a bitter lobbying failure for K Street interests across the board.
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| Feb. 5, 2013, 6:03 p.m.
A recent video starring seven House Democrats promoting the super PAC that helped elect them speaks volumes about how few rules constrain such political action committees — and how wholeheartedly Congress has embraced them.
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| Jan. 20, 2013, 10:30 a.m.
Four years after President Barack Obama promised to change the culture of Washington, it’s hard to imagine how his ethics, transparency and campaign finance pledges could have backfired more thoroughly.
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| Dec. 7, 2012, 7:28 p.m.
Unions buffeted at the state level are enjoying more success on Capitol Hill, where the fiscal cliff debate is shaping up as a key test of labor movement political clout.
By
Eliza Newlin Carney
| Nov. 21, 2012, 3:41 p.m.
Unrestricted spending in the 2012 elections has created tantalizing openings for advocates of overhauling the campaign finance system, but it’s also fueled a rush of competing remedies that might complicate attempts to rewrite the rules.
