Republicans, Democrats trade barbs on deficit reduction

Both sides are questioning the other’s sincerity about reaching agreement by the Thanksgiving deadline.

• Billy House
• October 27, 2011

Government rapidly depleting Deepwater Horizon cleanup fund, GAO finds

Continued BP spill relief may result in lack of money for future spills.

• Andrew Lapin
• October 27, 2011

The Week in Comments: Retirement, the deficit and COLAs hit feds

The best in reader reaction to recent articles.

• October 27, 2011

House votes to repeal contractor withholding tax

Legislation's Senate prospects remain uncertain.

• Billy House, Katy O'Donnell and Meghan McCarthy
• October 27, 2011

Supreme Court could decide to look at health care law on Nov. 10

If the court chooses to hear one or more cases, the oral arguments would likely be scheduled for early spring, Wall Street Journal reports.

• National Journal
• October 27, 2011

Play of the Day -- Letterman: After fall in polls, Perry executes his pollster

A daily roundup of late-night video.

• Theresa Poulson
• October 27, 2011

At TSA, 'Get Your Freak On,' Get Punished

• Tom Shoop
• October 26, 2011

Hardly a Cubicle

• Charles S. Clark
• October 26, 2011

A New Low for Trust Numbers

• Tom Shoop
• October 26, 2011

Veterans Affairs CIO: Tablet computers could transform health care

Department kicked off a test of 1,000 Apple iPad tablet computers on Oct. 1 and eventually could deploy up to 100,000.

• Bob Brewin
• October 26, 2011

Play of the Day -- Obama pokes fun at prompter jokes on Leno, plus: Cain's new crazy ad

A daily roundup of late-night video.

• Theresa Poulson
• October 26, 2011

Secretary Rice and Qaddafi's Creepy Scrapbook

• Tom Shoop
• October 25, 2011

Play of the Day -- Huntsman taps Colbert for VP; Herman Cain's new controversy

A daily roundup of late-night video.

• Theresa Poulson
• October 25, 2011

Repeal of 3 percent contractor tax withholding gathers steam

Bipartisan support for canceling the revenue generator is evident as House vote nears.

• Charles S. Clark
• October 24, 2011

U.S. ambassador to Syria returns to Washington

Robert Ford is temporarily leaving his post while unrest in the country escalates.

• Julia Edwards
• October 24, 2011

Play of the Day -- Bill Maher on the 'ninja, black president'

A daily roundup of late-night video.

• Theresa Poulson
• October 24, 2011

Smoke signals from the super-secret committee

The deficit-reduction panel is bent on stopping leaks.

• Katy O'Donnell
• October 21, 2011