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Update: State Oil and Gas Regulators Still Spread Thin
by Abrahm Lustgarten The U.S. relies on state and federal regulators to make sure that oil and gas drilling is done safely, and that trillions of gallons of toxic waste injected into underground...
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Will Democrats Sell Your Political Opinions to Credit Card Companies?
by Lois Beckett For years, state Democratic parties have been gathering information about individual voters' political leanings. They have noted down the opinions voters shared with canvassers — which...
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Shadow War: Hezbollah’s Hand Seen In Bombing of Israeli Bus
by Sebastian Rotella Bulgaria's announcement today that investigators suspect Hezbollah in last summer's terrorist bombing against Israeli tourists on the Bulgarian coast ratchets up a conflict...
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Drone Strikes Test Legal Grounds for War on Terror
by Cora CurrierIn his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama declared that “a decade of war is now ending.” White House press secretary Jay Carney later said there was “no question” that the...
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Taiwan Drops Lobbying Firm in Wake of Congressional Ethics Probe
by Justin ElliottTaiwan has terminated its with contract a lobbying firm whose role organizing a trip to the country for a Democratic congressman prompted an ongoing House ethics investigation. House...
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Iraq War Contractor Fined for Late Reports of 30 Deaths
by T. Christian MillerThe U.S. Department of Labor has fined a private security contractor $75,000 for failing to file timely reports on the deaths of workers in Iraq as required by law. The Sandi...
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Ethics Probe: Congressman’s Taiwan Trip Likely Broke the Law
by Justin ElliottFeb. 7, 9:30 p.m. This post has been updated.A congressional ethics investigation into a Democratic representative’s trip to Taiwan found “substantial reason to believe” the trip...
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How the Supreme Court Could Scuttle Critical Fair Housing Rule
by Nikole Hannah-JonesUPDATE: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the final rule (PDF) on disparate impact under the Fair Housing Act today. In doing so, the agency formalized...
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The Best Reporting on Mental Trauma and the U.S. Military (#MuckReads)
by Christie ThompsonLast Saturday, ex-sniper Chris Kyle and fellow veteran Chad Littlefield were shot and killed at a Texas gun range. The accused shooter is a former Marine, who sources say suffered...
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Democrats: We Won’t Sell Voter Data for Commercial Use
by Lois Beckett State Democratic parties will not sell data about voters' opinions to for-profit corporations, according to a statement released Friday by the head of a Democratic data-marketing...
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Has Obama Kept His Open-Government Pledge?
by Jennifer LaFleurAfter eight years of tightened access to government records under the Bush administration, open-government advocates were hopeful when Barack Obama promised greater...
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Podcast: ProPublica Explores Patient Safety
by Minhee ChoWhen ProPublica’s Marshall Allen, Olga Pierce and Blair Hickman set out to explore patient safety issues for a new series, they decided early on that creating a Facebook community where...
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Disparate Impact and Fair Housing: Seven Cases You Should Know
by Christie ThompsonLast week, the Obama administration formalized the legal standard it has used to enforce fair housing laws and hold banks accountable for their role in a foreclosure crisis that...
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IRS Wins Big Tax Ruling against Bank of New York Mellon
by Jeff GerthA federal tax court judge yesterday ruled that the Bank of New York Mellon had improperly claimed foreign tax credits through a complex deal arranged by Barclays. In the wake of the...
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What Obama Probably Won’t Mention (But Should) in His State of the Union
by Amanda ZamoraPresident Obama is expected to focus on the economy, gun control and immigration among other issues during tonight's State of the Union address. But there are plenty of important...
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Audit: Blacks, Latinos Still Likely to Face Housing Bias in Whitest Parts of...
by Nikole Hannah-JonesMore than three years after Westchester County signed a landmark desegregation settlement, black and Latino home seekers still often face discrimination in the county’s whitest...
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Obama Says We Need to Fix Voting Lines. But How?
by Christie ThompsonAt tonight’s State of the Union address, Michelle Obama will be joined by 102-year-old Desiline Victor, who, like many in Florida and elsewhere, waited hours to vote on Election...
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At Least 20 CIA Prisoners Still Missing
by Cora CurrierIn one of President Barack Obama first acts in the White House, he ordered the closure of the CIA’s so-called “black-site” prisons, where terror suspects had been held and, sometimes,...
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The Best In-Depth Reporting on Immigration (#MuckReads)
by Theodoric MeyerPresident Obama reiterated his call for Congress to pass an immigration reform bill in his State of the Union address Tuesday, something both chambers are already working on. A...
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