Defense
Historic Immigration Overhaul Clears Senate
Bill would dramatically increase border security.
Oversight
Analysis: Why Democrats Are Afraid of Border Security
Lack of trust might doom immigration reform bill.
Oversight
What Services Should Immigrants Get?
No consensus on how to treat new legal residents under immigration reform bill.
Defense
The Border Hawks Have Already Won
Senate immigration bill addresses hard-liners' concerns, giving them less reason to oppose the final product.
Oversight
Obama to draw few ultimatums in immigration speech
President seeks to establish a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
Management
Romney campaign says he wouldn't abolish FEMA
GOP nominee had suggested last year that role of states in disaster response should be strengthened.
Oversight
White House holds back on sequester details
Agencies direct questions to OMB, which isn't divulging details.
Management
Public would accept tax hikes in debt deal
Just over half of poll respondents said they think that tax rates for families with incomes above $250,000 should increase in January
Management
Arne Duncan would stay at Education for 2nd Obama term
'I am staying, unless the president gets sick of me,' he tells National Journal.
Management
DHS plan to defer deporting young undocumented immigrants hinges on details
Immigration effort may be the most ambitious ever undertaken by a federal agency.
Management
Women in Washington: We have to work harder to get ahead
Job opportunities are not equal, they say.
Oversight
High court upholds 'show me papers' piece of Arizona immigration law
Analysis: Overall ruling seen as a victory for the Obama administration.
Oversight
Intelligence committee chairs praise leak investigations
Appointment of two prosecutors to investigate recent leaks about U.S. national security operations are a good start, lawmakers say.
Defense
'We're on the path to al Qaeda's destruction,' terrorism adviser says
John Brennan speaks on security issues.
Pay & Benefits
Fate of federal employee provisions in highway bill up in the air
House GOP reverts to 90-day stopgap measure.
Management
Education budget focuses on college affordability
Plan increases Pell Grants and asks Congress to stop a interest-rate hike on student loans from going into effect in July.
Oversight
Lawmakers reach deal on controversial FAA labor provision
Agreement paves the way for finalization of a bill that has been years in the making.
Oversight
Education Department stresses civics
The administration is calling for new, interactive thinking about civics learning that avoids rote memorization of processes.
Oversight
Deadline looms for FAA funding, surface transportation measure
At last check, lawmakers were no closer to a resolution on their disagreements about key issues than they were in September.
Defense
White House immigration message: We’re tough
Homeland Security cites growing deportation numbers as progress.
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