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Congress, courts curtail whistleblower protections

Marian Wang, ProPublica — Mon, 16 May 2011 16:06:20 +0000

House Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday targeting the already-delayed…

Report: Fracking chemicals stay underground

Nicholas Kusnetz, ProPublica — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:43:35 +0000

A report released Saturday confirmed details about what…

Cheat Sheet: The federal budget standoff

Marian Wang, ProPublica — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:14:01 +0000

Congress has two days to reach a budget deal to fund the government for the rest of the year or else come Saturday, the federal government will go into a partial shutdown.

Will federal health law survive without individual mandate?

Stateline — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:48:07 +0000

Of all the complaints that have been made about…

Obama ups border budget to chorus of gripes

Catherine A. Traywick, The Media Consortium — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:59:14 +0000

President Obama is taking heat from all sides this…

Obama touts new ‘Race to the Top’ grants

Stateline — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:49:19 +0000

Amid a growing debate in Washington about the competing…

GOP proposes $1.6 billion cut to EPA budget, defends $4 billion in oil subsidies

Marian Wang, ProPublica — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:02:09 +0000

WASHINGTON DC – Republicans unveiled a budget plan on…

House blocks for-profit school oversight funding

Sharona Coutts, ProPublica — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:37:53 +0000

WASHINGTON DC – The House passed an amendment that…

Swing state confidential: Colorado

Nancy Watzman — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:46:54 +0000

I’m watching political ads airing on television news every morning here in the swing state of Colorado and following the money that put them there.

White House shifts deportation focus

Marcus Stern, ProPublica — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:06:55 +0000

The Obama administration has changed the nation's immigration enforcement strategy in ways that will reduce the threat of deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants.