Wall Street's Steeply Increasing Republicanism

Jan 4 - Wall Street loved Mitt Romney -- that much we know. But the gap between the financial industry's giving to the two parties hit almost historic levels in the third quarter of 2012.

Capital Eye Opener, Jan. 4: Shell's Arctic Oil Drilling, and Barney Frank as Senator?

Jan 4 - The recent grounding of a Shell oil rig near Alaska has once again focused attention on questions about Arctic oil drilling -- something the company has fought for long and hard in Washington. Barney Frank is making noise about returning to Congress -- as a senator?

Capital Eye Opener, Jan. 3: Campaign Cash is the Question for Brown, How the Cliff Bill Got Fat, and More

Jan 3 - Will Scott Brown jump back into the frying pan so soon after his bruising, and incredibly costly, 2012 race? A big factor is whether he thinks he can raise the money for a third race in four years. Also, how the fiscal cliff legislation came to include tax credits benefiting many large corporations, and why New Jersey and New York matter to lawmakers like John Boehner.

Capital Eye Opener, Jan. 2: Bennett Poised to Register as Lobbyist After Sounding Off, and AIG Paves the Way for a Political Comeback

Jan 2 - Former Sen. Bob Bennett chafes at the restrictions on former lawmakers becoming lobbyists. He's registering on the very day his two-year cooling-off period ends, and he's sounding off.

Some of Our Favorite Money-in-Politics Stories of 2012

Jan 1 - A year-in-review listicle of some of our favorite money-in-politics journalism of 2012.

Capital Eye Opener, Dec. 28: Down on the Farm Edition

Dec 28 - Fiscal cliff? Never mind. We've got food to think about!