Oversight

Play of the Day: Kim Escalates His Feud With Trump

The North Korean leader called the American president a "dotard."

Defense

U.S. Was ‘Ill-Prepared’ to Help Train Afghan Security Forces, IG Finds

“One U.S. officer watched TV shows like Cops and NCIS” for lesson plans, watchdog says.

Oversight

Momentum Builds for Probe of HHS Secretary’s Travel Costs

Agency says using charter planes helps Price move power out of Washington.

Oversight

IG: Immigration and Border Agency Execs Used Security Details Without Legal Authority

Homeland Security agrees to review protection programs, but will not suspend them during the review.

Oversight

How Democrats' Debt Ceiling Deal With President Trump May Have Backfired

The agreement cleared up a busy congressional calendar, allowing Republicans time for another attempt at repealing Obamacare.

Oversight

Senators Unveil Bill to Ban Agencies from Spending at President’s Properties

Trump’s hotel profits prompt more legislation as court cases advance.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Trump's United Nations Speech

The president doubled down on a nickname for Kim Jong-un and stumbled over a few key words.

Management

Senators Want Heads to Roll After Postal Service Underestimates Delayed Mail by 2 Billion Pieces

Lawmakers cite report finding employees intentionally misrepresented statistics.

Oversight

Play of the Day: A Trump Twitter Tradeoff

Trevor Noah's staff made some GIFs for the president to use, assuming he can keep making deals.

Oversight

Federal Employees Used Government Charge Cards to Expense Rooms at Trump Hotels

Watchdog group says payments were unconstitutional.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Colbert Knocks Trump at the Emmys

Stephen Colbert chided the awards for not honoring the president for his reality TV work.

Tech

This Is the Way Cassini Ends

As the spacecraft prepared to plunge into Saturn, the mission's longest-serving members remembered its years-long journey.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Testing Out the Wall

After an on-again, off-again DACA deal, there are questions about the border.

Oversight

Play of the Day: More From Hillary Clinton's Book

The former State Department chief has plenty of stories to tell.

Oversight

Union: Proposed EPA Budget Cuts Would Hurt 'Bread and Butter' Services Like Disaster Response

Initiatives related to climate change or other hot button topics aren't the only ones on the chopping block, labor and environmental leaders warn.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Reading the Storybook Version of 'What Happened'

With shades of A.A. Milne, Jimmy Kimmel has a version of Hillary Clinton's recently released book.

Oversight

House Slated to Debate Air Traffic Control Privatization As Deadline Looms

Congress must reauthorize FAA by end of September, and the Senate may not be on board with wholesale changes.

Pay & Benefits

Senate Considers Cutting Retirement Benefits for Feds Working for Unions

Union mobilizes members to oppose the amendments.