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Politics
I first arrived in Washington, D.C., on a winter day when the wind was whipping clouds across an icy blue sky. I was staying with a friend who lived near the Capitol, and I walked over to see it. When I saw that great ribbed dome gleaming white, silhouetted against the bright blue sky, I got tears in my eyes. Still do every once in awhile when I see it – but then I still get a lump in my throat when I see the flag flying outside a polling site on Election Day. You would think that thirty years in Washington and stints working for two U.S. senators would have cured me of this sort of thing, but they have not. I am a truly hopeless case. You’ll find below information on Washington institutions important to all Americans, including sites that tell children about the workings of our government. This archive does not get into partisan politics. Instead I lay out for you, in as evenhanded a manner as possible, the tools for learning the political facts behind the rumors. You’ll find FACTCHECK, a nonpartisan site that tells which political rumors are true and which are not and OPENSECRETS, which teaches us to “follow the money” supporting political candidates. And, if you are willing to do a little work, the information in this section will enable you to know “what’s REALLY going on in Washington.”
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