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George R.R. Martin Determined to Finish New Game of Thrones Book by 2016

Author teases twist that fans—and HBO's 'Game of Thrones'—will never see coming

By James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly

The Political Kingmaker Nobody Knows

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — The tiny bottles of 5-hour Energy that made Manoj Bhargava a billionaire are just about everywhere. But the Princeton dropout and former Hindu monk is nearly invisible.Bhargava’s investment firm ETC Capital...

By Center for Public Integrity / Ben Wieder

Police Advocacy Group Leaves Few Fingerprints

Wedged between a nail salon and a pizza shop in a strip mall about 25 miles south of Washington, D.C., is a postal supply store where a small brass mailbox sits stuffed with unopened envelopes.It’s...

By Center for Public Integrity / Rachel Baye / Lake Ridge, Va.

Congress Boosts War Spending as Wars Wind Down

The 2016 House and Senate budget proposals for war spending that moved toward a congressional floor vote this week were loaded up with tens of billions of dollars more than the Defense Department requested, representing...

By Center for Public Integrity / Julia Harte and Alexander Cohen

Meet the Top 50 Donors Who Influenced Ballot Measures

The top 50 political donors gave more than $272 million in fights over ballot measures in 2014, nearly two-thirds of the money contributed to those campaigns, according to an analysis by the Center for Public...

By Liz Essley Whyte / Center for Public Integrity

Big Business Gave Heavily to Thwart Ballot Measures

Anthem Inc. quickly mounted its defenses when consumer advocates pushed for a 2014 ballot initiative in California that would have made it more difficult for the nation’s third largest health insurer to raise rates.The company,...

By Liz Essley Whyte / Center for Public Integrity

Meet the Kingmakers Who Gave Big in State Elections

The top 50 political donors gave more than $440 million to the people and groups pushing candidates for state office in 2014, according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity. Here’s a look...

By Ben Wieder, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien, Rachel Baye / Center for Public Integrity

Meet the Kingmakers

The top 50 contributors spent more than $440 million in 2014 races.

By Ben Wieder, Kytja Weir, Reity O'Brien, Rachel Baye / Center for Public Integrity

EPA Still Slow to Study Toxic Chemicals, Despite Obama Pledge

In his first inaugural address, between promising to fix the economy and lower the cost of health care, President Barack Obama made this pledge:“We’ll restore science to its rightful place.”It might sound arcane as a...

By David Heath / Center for Public Integrity

Donors Doubt Romney 2016

It will take hundreds of millions of dollars to win the White House in 2016, and by that measure, Republican Mitt Romney is off to a rough start.The 2012 Republican nominee is struggling to secure...

By Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity

Supreme Court Appears Divided on Judicial Campaign Donations

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to be divided on Tuesday over whether elected judges should be allowed to directly solicit campaign contributions in the latest campaign finance case to come before the high court.Central to...

By Reity O'Brien / Center for Public Integrity

Supreme Court Could Upend Judicial Campaign Laws

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could undo state laws around the country that limit judicial candidates from asking potential donors for campaign contributions.The Florida case, Williams-Yulee v....

By Reity O'Brien / Center for Public Integrity

D.C. Trade Groups Spend More on Advertising and PR Than Lobbying

Forget lobbying. When Washington, D.C.’s biggest trade associations want to wield influence, they often put far more of their money into advertising and public relations, according to a new Center for Public Integrity investigation.Take, for...

By Erin Quinn and Chris Young / Center for Public Integrity

Secretive Nonprofits Flourished in 2014 State Elections

Nonprofits spent nearly $25 million on ads, but who was behind the money is hard to say

By Center for Public Integrity / Reity O'Brien

Charities Risked Tax-Exempt Status With Political Ads

The Internal Revenue Service prohibits charities from getting mixed up in politics, and those that do risk losing their tax exemption. Despite the threat, a handful of groups in the 2014 midterm elections paid for...

By Center for Public Integrity / Rachel Baye

Boom in Natural Gas Will Lead to More Greenhouse Gases

Same greenhouse gas emissions as 28 coal-fired power plants, according to a study.

By Talia Buford / Center for Public Integrity

Governors Lean Heavily on Industry-Funded Group on Offshore Drilling

Energy lobbying firm worked through industry-funded advocacy group to provide research and resources

By Nicholas Kusnetz / Center for Public Integrity

How US Companies Help Central Asian Autocrats Eavesdrop

A Long Island firm is helping Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan clamp down on dissent

By Julia Harte / Center for Public Integrity

Outside Spending Propelled Governors to Wins

Outside groups spent around $142 million on governors' races

By Ben Wieder, Reity O'Brien, Rachel Baye / Center for Public Integrity

One Super PAC Was Behind 1 Out of Every 20 Senate Ads

A super PAC with ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put out more than 40,000 ads

By Carrie Levine, Dave Levinthal / Center for Public Integrity
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