Eleanor Eagan

Nov 1, 2024 | therevolvingdoorproject.org | Henry Burke |Eleanor Eagan |Andrea Beaty |Jeff Hauser

While we may be a day late for Halloween festivities, we wanted to devote today’s Hackwatch newsletter to something that really frightens DC’s influence peddlers: a robust ethics framework. Yesterday we released a whitepaper on how the next administration can help rebuild public trust in the federal government through six common sense rules for creating a transparent ethics regime.

Oct 25, 2024 | prospect.org | Eleanor Eagan

The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org. Thrust suddenly into an abbreviated race for the presidency this summer, Kamala Harris has leaned heavily on a handful of trusted advisers to help her cut a path to victory. Chief among them is her brother-in-law Tony West.

Oct 25, 2024 | americanprospect.bluelena.io | Austin Ahlman |Gabrielle Gurley |Eleanor Eagan

NORFOLK, NEBRASKA – What should have been a sleepy NebraskaSenate race could now upend national politics. Two-term incumbent Deb Fischer has been caught flat-footed by populist independent and former union leader Dan Osborn, who is giving her the fight of her life in a state Donald Trump carried by nearly 20 points in 2020. More than just control of the Senate—which professional handicappers rate as strongly tilting toward Republicans—is at stake.