We've updated Congress for iPhone! It now supports OpenCongress legislator email addresses, iOS 8 and has new features for you to check out. As always, it remains free to download on the App Store!
Continue readingHow we built notifications in Congress for iOS
We recently launched a new version of [Congress for iOS](http://cngr.es/ios) with push notifications for the legislators and bills you follow. Find out how we built the service.
Continue readingCongress for iOS 1.5: now with Push Notifications!
We're tremendously excited to announce the next version of Congress for iOS! Download and update for free right now to get push notifications on the bills, votes and politicians you care about.
Continue readingUpdate: Ad Hawk for iOS 7
Ad Hawk, Sunlight's free app to identify and learn more about political ads as they air, is now in the App Store with new iOS 7 optimization and other fixes.
Continue readingAccessibility in Congress for iOS
The lengths we go through to make Congress for iOS accessible may surprise you.
Continue readingIntroducing Congress for iOS
As Congress returns for their July session, the Sunlight Foundation is excited to announce our free Congress app for iOS devices that allows anyone to get the latest from Washington. Download it here.
Continue readingThe Data and Tech Behind Sitegeist
It's been three weeks since we launched Sitegeist and the response has greatly exceeded (my) expectations! There have been over 27,000 downloads of the iOS and Android apps and a flood of feedback emails. Thanks again to the Knight Foundation and IDEO for their help in creating the app!
Continue readingWhipCast – Promotion Isn’t Transparency
On Tuesday, the House Majority Whip's office released a "WhipCast" app through the iOS, Android, and Blackberry app stores.
It contains updates from the House floor, and various documents and publications from the Whip's office. It's being billed by the House Republican leadership team as "a step towards fulfilling the House Republican's commitment to transparency and accessibility". Unfortunately, there's nothing transparent or accessible about the app. Most of the information available through the app is extremely partisan, and serves to push House leadership's talking points.
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