Lois Beckett, ProPublica

In a decades-long campaign by the National Rifle Association and other groups to deny cities the power to regulate guns, even the smallest local rules are now coming under attack.

The NRA has remained quiet while legislation to nullify federal gun laws has been introduced in dozens of states.

State Democratic parties formed a cooperative to sell their voter data. Now they're looking for commercial customers.

Campaigns are using more and more sophisticated tactics to target voters. Case in point: One Pandora user got a pop-up asking if she would share her email with the Romney campaign.

In one sense, campaigns are doing a more sophisticated version of what they've always done through the post office 2014 sending political fliers to selected households. But the Internet allows for more subtle targeting.

Here's a guide to what we know -- and what we don't -- about the information Obama is collecting about voters.

President Obama's plans to help homeowners have so far come up short time and again. But how about the Republican presidential candidates: What do they say should be done about the foreclosure crisis?

An investigative series by the New York Times and a performance piece by Mike Daisey featured on This American Life have put the spotlight on Foxconn, the Taiwanese company whose massive Chinese factories manufacture some of the world's most popular consumer electronics. Here's a quick look at what we know about Foxconn.

ProPublica's Lois Beckett guides you through the Bloomberg Markets bombshell report