Government Accountability
City Council to investigate officer that executes court’s evictions, citing ‘conflicts of interest’
The court-appointed lawyer employs armed deputies to perform lockouts.
5 years ago
Barr blasts his own prosecutors: ‘All power is vested in the Attorney General’
Barr didn't mention particular prosecutions, but he's faced steady criticism over his decisions to intervene in cases to help people close to President Trump.
5 years ago
Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court over blocked census memo
Trump is attempting to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to determine each state's share of seats in Congress.
5 years ago
Trump appointee taking medical leave from HHS after accusations of political meddling
The Trump appointee also was accused of trying to muzzle a scientific weekly put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
5 years ago
Congressional inquiry faults Boeing and FAA failures for deadly 737 Max plane crashes
An investigation into the plane finds a "disturbing pattern" of Boeing design flaws, management failures and "grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA."
5 years ago
Top Pa. Republican’s campaign sues journalists over public records costs
Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati's campaign is seeking $6,070 from The Caucus, Caucus Bureau Chief Brad Bumsted, and Spotlight PA reporter Angela Couloumbis.
5 years ago
Bipartisan Senate push to extend census begins weeks before count is set to end
A bipartisan group of senators is offering a potential solution to a scheduling conundrum plaguing the 2020 census.
5 years ago
Pelosi: House to stay in session until COVID-19 rescue pact
Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues on a morning conference call that “we have to stay here until we have a bill.”
5 years ago
Top Pa. GOP lawmaker taps politically connected lobbyist to be chief of staff
The lobbyist, recently hired by Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, worked for the firm that runs the lawmaker’s political campaigns.
5 years ago
Philly election officials said a contract barred them from releasing transcripts. It didn’t.
Philadelphia’s City Commissioners haven’t been releasing transcriptions of their meetings, saying a contract with their stenographer prevents it. Turns out, it doesn’t.
5 years ago
Pa. lawmakers take record before voters under new election rules
With less than two months to go, homebound voters may soon find candidates at their doorstep.
5 years ago
DeVos loses latest fight over rerouting aid to private school students
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit, led by the NAACP, argued that the money was meant to be distributed to public school districts based on how many low-income students they serve.
5 years ago
Court blocks Trump’s attempt to change who counts for allocating House seats
Trump's memorandum has sparked a total of eight legal challenges around the country.
5 years ago
GOP’s slimmed-down virus bill expected to fail in Senate
A scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package appears certain to fail in a Senate test vote Thursday.
5 years ago
Report: Postal Service changes delay prescription drugs
The report contradicts public claims by Louis DeJoy that the recent moves he imposed “should not have impacted anybody.
5 years ago














