In today's edition, watching the watchdogs, dark money in Michigan's gubernatorial race, the Trump administration's ethics, clashes in Romania, and more. 

In today's edition, we join a group calling for more transparency around a Supreme Court nominee's records, a U.S. Representative gets hit with insider trading charges, a West Virginia House Committee votes to impeach the entire state Supreme Court, and more. 

In today's edition, Wilbur Ross has a monorail he'd like to sell you, rooting out the causes of disfunction on Capitol Hill, mapping the world's electoral boundaries, and more. 

In today's edition, the Justice Department remains tight lipped about its new Religious Liberty Task Force, we celebrate Salinas, California's new open data portal, President Trump's New York hotel enjoys a revenue spike, Angola takes a step towards press freedom, and more. 

In today's edition, ruling against dark money, luring amazon, taking questionable meetings, censoring speech around the world, and more. 

In today's edition, Betsy DeVos' billions, the National Archives' Kavanaugh problem, Poland's judicial crackdown, and more. 

In today's edition, big tech heads back to the Hill, more on President Trump's pick to head the office of Science and Technology Policy, election issues in Zimbabwe, and more. 

In today's edition, North Carolina lawmakers try to limit information about their proposed edits to the state constitution, Facebook uncovers some midterm election meddling, President Trump finally picks a leader for the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Belgium looks to charge journalists for access, and more.

In today's edition, the SEC looks for more transparency around cryptocurrencies, the acting EPA chief's lobbying ties are under scrutiny, Russia punishes dissidents by leveraging a surprising source, and more. 

After a summer break, we're back with all the latest in #OpenGov news. In today's edition, we'll do our best to quickly cover all the major stories you might have missed while we were away. Tomorrow, we'll get back to our usual mix of news and analysis from the world of open government.