Party Town, Denver

By  David Murdock on Aug 28, 2008

Even under strict new ethics rules, corporate lobbyists are spending millions of dollars to influence lawmakers at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. ANP spoke with Nancy Watzman, head of the Sunlight Foundation's Party Time Project, who is tracking the "political partying circuit."

The Revolving Door of K Street

By  Nick Penniman on Jun 30, 2008

Capitol Hill lost yet another Congressman to K Street recently, as one more elected official rolled down the hill to join a lobbying firm. Through the story of the latest defector, the American News Project examines this burgeoning trend, known in DC as the "revolving door."

D.C. SNAPSHOT: Senate Hearings Interrupted

By  David Murdock on Jun 12, 2008

On two consecutive days, hearings conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee were suspended when Republicans invoked the rarely used "two hour rule" that states no hearing can run more than two hours.

ANP cameras were covering both hearings as part of ongoing stories and were able to capture the latest moves in the political chess match both parties are currently waging on Capitol Hill.