Pain on Main Street

By  Garland McLaurin on Sep 25, 2008

While lawmakers negotiate on Capitol Hill over the $700 billion-taxpayer bailout for banks and lenders on Wall Street, the foreclosure machine continues to crush homeowners caught in the mortgage crisis. Beyond the politics of Washington, one thing seems clear to many homeowners on the verge of foreclosure, there is no significant relief in sight from the government or Wall Street.

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."

Rape in the Military: Congress Charges Cover-Up

By  Tala Dowlatshahi on Aug 01, 2008

Congress takes on the Department of Defense in the first oversight hearing held this year by the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs on sexual assault in the military. Dr. Kaye Whitley, director of the Sexual Assault and Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO), failed to appear at the hearing despite being subpoenaed. Her "no show" left some members accusing the DOD of a cover up.

Where is Karl Rove? Part 3

By  Davin Hutchins on Jul 30, 2008

The House Judiciary Committee has voted to hold Karl Rove in contempt of Congress after repeated efforts to get him to testify under oath. Now the decision to take the matter to the House floor for vote lies with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Is Rove headed to jail?

Update: After the vote, on Fox News, Rove called the vote "ludicrous."

U.S. District Judge John Bates ruled that the President's Chief of Staff, Josh Bolten, and former legal counsel, Harriet Miers, are not immune from congressional subpoenas. Things aren't looking good for Karl Rove.

Where is Karl Rove? -- Part II

By  Davin Hutchins on Jul 10, 2008

For the second time this year, Karl Rove is ignoring a subpoena from Congress to testify under oath. ANP is there when Karl Rove is scheduled to appear as the key witness.

Where is Karl Rove?

By  Davin Hutchins on Jul 08, 2008

For the second time this year, Karl Rove is ignoring a subpoena from Congress to testify under oath. ANP tracks down Rove to get his side of the story of why he won't show up in front of the House Judiciary Committee.

Kids Having Babies

By  Tala Dowlatshahi on Jul 02, 2008

Teen pregnancy is on the rise in America for the first time since 1991. One in three teenage girls in the US becomes pregnant. Recent media hype and movies like Juno give teen pregnancy a certain kind of treatment. ANP went to one health center in the Northeast of Washington, DC to explore the real thing.

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."