Ben Travers's Salon stories

Thursday, May 21, 2009 15:01 PDT

House Dems shoot down idea of Pelosi investigation

Democrats kill Republican measure to investigate House Speaker's allegations about the CIA
Thursday, May 14, 2009 15:05 PDT

Quote of the day

Alberto Gonzales jumps on the empathy-bashing bandwagon.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 15:25 PDT

GOP hits back over torture probe

Boehner, Graham try to deflect investigations into Bush-era interrogation techniques by criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2009 12:30 PDT

From taxpayers' pockets to K Street

New disclosure reports show major bailout recipients are still spending millions on lobbying.
Thursday, Apr 16, 2009 07:00 PDT

"Who wants to pay taxes? WE DO!"

As tea-partiers protest taxes, pot smokers offer to pay more.
Thursday, Apr 2, 2009 13:00 PDT

"Death tax" issue comes back to life

Sens. Kyl and Lincoln propose a further cut in the estate tax, saying it hurts small business owners and farmers.
Wednesday, Apr 1, 2009 15:00 PDT

Finally, House GOP unveils its budget plan

After being mocked for releasing a detail-free proposal, Republicans offer more substance -- their plan would cancel the stimulus, slash taxes and freeze spending.
Wednesday, Mar 18, 2009 12:35 PDT

White House considering move to block filibusters

Members of Congress -- including, most importantly, some Democrats -- are coming out in opposition to the idea.
Thursday, Mar 12, 2009 16:00 PDT

Porn champion joins Holder at Justice

Two of Obama's nominees faced determined opposition from Christian conservatives, but they were confirmed easily on Thursday.
Wednesday, Mar 11, 2009 15:55 PDT

Why all the fuss about earmarks?

A small part of the spending bill turned into a big issue, despite the fact that some critics had included earmarks of their own.
Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009 12:00 PST

New numbers tell painful tale for GOP

Forget President Obama's approval rating -- it's the polls on Republicans that are the real story.
Friday, Feb 27, 2009 12:00 PST

Was Jindal's story about Katrina true?

While staffers for the governor appear to be walking back key details on the timing, Salon finds a hole in a major element of the account.
Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 15:55 PST

Murtha's not the only one with lobbyist trouble

Together, 104 members of the House secured about $300 million for the clients of a lobbying firm now under FBI investigation -- most got campaign cash in the process.
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2009 14:30 PST

Will the real Roland Burris please stand up?

In a speech on Wednesday, the embattled senator proclaimed his innocence and blamed the media for his current predicament.

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