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Online NewsHour: @The Capitol: Campaigns Under Scrutiny

CONGRESS RETURNS

January 1998


The HearingsNEWSHOUR COVERAGE
The campaign finance investigation and the calls for reform died down while Congress was out of session. But with the return on the House, Rep. Dan Burton reopened his committee's inquiry just before the President's State of the Union.

The PoliticsTHE INSIDE SCOOP
The Senate has failed to end debate on the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform bill. The proposal is a slightly altered version of the one killed in 1996. The Online NewsHour explores the differences between the old and new bills and the status of the debate.
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How's It PlayingREGIONAL VIEWS
Just prior to the Senate's announcement that they were ending their investigation, we received the perspectives of two Democrats, one from Massachusetts and the other from Maryland, on the campaign finance scandal. A few weeks before that we heard the perspectives of two Republican activists, one from Wisconsin the other from North Dakota.

The IssuesWHAT'S AT STAKE
A closer look at the issues and subjects that are really under scrutiny during the Congressional investigation.
Online ExplainerASK THE EXPERTS
What would immunity mean for John Huang? Is the House investigation getting anywhere? What is going on behind the scenes? Have a question about the investigation? Ask our panel of congressional and legal experts.

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