Category: Executive Branch

A “no earmarks” pledge may not mean much, according to this report. It won’t be in legislative language that overtly sets aside money for them. That’s the infamous practice known as earmarking, which Obama and Democratic congressional leaders have agreed to nix for the massive stimulus package, expected to come up for a House vote […]

This article discusses the Obama administration’s practice of offering “waivers” to lobbyists hoping to serve in the administration.

A donor to the Clinton foundation is in the news. Former President Bill Clinton’s foundation, despite identifying more than 200,000 of its donors in recent weeks, will not say who paid it windfall prices for stock in a struggling Internet firm with links to the Chinese government.