
Government Accountability
Congress passes 1-week funding bill to avert gov’t shutdown
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill.
4 years ago
Biden introduces his nominee for secretary of defense
Austin is widely admired for his military service, which includes leading troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.
4 years ago
Coordination between independent expenditure groups and campaigns is forbidden. But weak state and federal campaign finance rules and meager oversight create gray areas.
4 years ago
Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team
President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation’s COVID-19 strategy.
4 years ago
Does Trump have power to pardon himself? It’s complicated
President Donald Trump has declared that he has the “absolute right” to issue a pardon to himself. Yet the law is much murkier than his confidence suggests.
4 years ago
Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense
If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.
4 years ago
Counter-snipers, checkpoints, armored limo to create ‘giant bubble’ around Biden in Delaware
When Joe Biden visits his Greenville or Rehoboth Beach homes during his presidency, he’ll travel in what one writer has called the “rolling, armored White House.”
4 years ago
Listen 3:05Top secret: Biden gets access to President’s Daily Brief
Joe Biden on Monday got his first look as president-elect at the President's Daily Brief, a top secret summary of U.S. intelligence and world events.
5 years ago
GAO says weekly unemployment benefits report flawed
The GAO said the problems in data collection and reporting were making it hard for policymakers to get a reliable picture.
5 years ago
Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s census plan
Trump is trying to categorically exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot seats among the states in the House of Representatives.
5 years ago
Trump pardons Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe
Flynn is the second Trump associate convicted in the Russia probe to be granted clemency by the president.
5 years ago
In rare move, bipartisan panel rejects Pa. House request to audit 2020 election
An attempt by Pa.'s GOP-controlled legislature to audit the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election failed Monday when a bipartisan panel rejected it.
5 years ago
Biden taps ex-Fed chair Yellen to lead treasury
Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789.
5 years ago
Biden talks transition, COVID-19 in meeting with bipartisan governors group
While President Trump has clashed with some governors over their COVID-19 restrictions, President-elect Biden met with a bipartisan group of governors to get their input.
5 years ago
Local 98 bribery case: Philly Democrats are fundraising to pay Councilmember Henon’s legal fees
Indicted by the feds alongside union chief John Dougherty, the three-term lawmaker is heading for a January trial.
5 years ago