investigations

White House Official's Wife Found Dead in Burning Car

Jim Newell · 01/10/11 12:52PM

Ashley Turton, a lobbyist and ex-Hill staffer whose husband, Dan Turton, is the White House's legislative liaison to the House of Representatives, was found dead in a burnt car inside a Capitol Hill garage this morning.

Inside the David Paterson Rumor Mill

John Cook · 12/01/10 10:33AM

A while back, we filed a Freedom of Information Law request looking for e-mails between New York Gov. David Paterson's flacks and a bunch of reporters. The governor's office tried hard to keep them secret, but we finally got them.

Every Cop in Puerto Rico Arrested for Corruption

Hamilton Nolan · 10/06/10 01:26PM

The Justice Department has arrested 130 people in Puerto Rico—including 89 cops—and charged them with corruption and involvement in drug and gun trafficking. It's "the largest police corruption investigation in the history of the FBI." [CBS. Pic via]

Republicans Salivating Over Endless Obama Investigations

Jim Newell · 09/22/10 04:46PM

If Republicans take the House back this fall, there's one thing you can count on: their constant use of subpoena power. Meaning, they'll formally investigate Obama's every turn. They can't wait. In fact, they're already drafting a long, long list.