Industry donations flowed to key Dem senators just before a major pipeline approval was slipped into the debt ceiling bill.
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Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy borrowed his punishing work requirement proposal from the conservative think tank pushing to loosen child labor laws.
Permit approvals for oil trains came despite derailments. Now, Pete Buttigieg could subsidize the scheme with special tax breaks.
The governor’s 2024 money chase could run up against a federal pay-to-play rule that’s previously tripped up other GOP candidates.
Texas oil and gas companies could soon have their business cases heard by judges handpicked by a close ally: Gov. Greg Abbott.
The Supreme Court justice switched sides on a landmark legal doctrine, satisfying his benefactors’ conservative advocacy machine.
The prospect of luxury gifts and outside cash is designed to halt the historical trend of GOP appointees becoming more liberal.
The Roberts court appears willing to ignore its purported judicial principles in order to end Biden’s student debt relief plan.
The Chief Justice questioned Congress’ ethics rules a decade ago; now he’s punted the Clarence Thomas corruption review to a secret committee.
The American Hospital Association feted the former House speaker for “advancing health care” following her years-long effort to obstruct Medicare for All.