Congress, which has a history of exempting itself from laws that others must follow, may finally agree that it shouldn't be involved in insider trading. But don't be surprised if members of Congress try to dodge insider trading laws by creating a loophol

Just maybe, Congress is on the verge of finally agreeing to follow the same rules as everyone else that ban insider trading. But it's going to take sustained public pressure to make sure it actually passes a tough enough bill. By a 417-2 vote on Thursday

The former uber-lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been doing a lot of lion-and-lamb events since getting out of prison, finishing his book and launching a reform agenda for Washington. Which is how he came to spend part of Monday afternoon at Public Citizen, th

U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , incorrectly claimed that earmarks nearly doubled from $7.8 billion to $14.5 billion in Newt Gingrichs first two years as U.S. House speaker. Actually, the increase was about half that. Furthermore, earmarks first peaked, t

Neil Volz, a one-time aide to U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, was caught up in the Jack Abramoff scandal. Ohio lawmakers have begun stepping into the fray in a fight between the Catholic church and the Obama administration over whether Catholic employers should be or

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist at the center of a U.S. bribery scandal six years ago, said on Monday he does not want to publicly identify former associates because he does not want to see more people hurt. His stance puts him