The Times reports on the latest fallout at the Department of Justice of the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens. William M. Welch II is stepping down. The official, William M. Welch II, who became a subject of an internal inquiry into the handling of the Stevens case, will return to Massachusetts, where he was a […]
Category: Executive Branch
The sudden appearance of TARP lobbying reports
The Sunlight Foundation Blog notes that the Treasury Department posted TARP lobbyist disclosure forms only after an inquiry. The forms are here (scroll down, on left).
Corporate access to the White House
In its story on the fortunes of the Chamber of Commerce during the Obama administration, Politico reports on White House meetings with corporate officials. Executives from a huge swath of companies have attended breakfasts, lunches, dinners and coffees with Jarrett, Obama, chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and senior economic adviser Larry Summers in recent months. […]