Newt Gingrich says his “not appropriate” behavior was tied to his passion for America. [and love for Tiffany jewelry] Sen. Claire McCaskill’s same passion for America [and it’s money] is apparently the reason why she spent $76,000 in public funds since 2007 to fly on a charter plane she co-owns …

If you’re a Capitol Hill staffer looking to trot your friends, family or any other visitor through the newly constructed trillion dollar Capitol Visitor Center (CVC), unfortunately that’s not going to happen – unless you’ve graduated from CVC tour school. As one tipster tells FDC, staffers are being forced to …

I ran Fannie Mae into the ground requiring a taxpayer funded bailout and all I got was this $8.25 million house.