Oversight

Analysis: Can Kelly Rein in the Unruly President?

Maybe so, but it may make Trump turn on him—and a bigger question is whether it really matters at this point.

Pay & Benefits

Senate Passes Bill to 'Crack Down' on Feds Spending Improperly

Measure would also help agencies negotiate better prices on their purchases, senators say.

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Court Forces Agencies to Come Clean on Mid-Century Purge of Gay Feds

Between 7,000 and 10,000 LGBT federal employees lost their jobs in the 1950s, group says.

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Democratic Lawmakers Challenge Secrecy of Trump Deregulation Task Forces

Letter to White House decries participation by lobbyists with possible conflicts.

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Can Congress Bring the National Flood Insurance Program Above Water?

The debate over too-low premiums and repetitive payouts grinds on, even as the thunderheads roll in and the water levels rise.

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Play of the Day: Donald Trump Embarks on a Vacation

The White House is getting some renovations, so the president is heading to New Jersey.

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Budget Chief Vows U.S. 'Will Never Default on Its Debt'

A default would put federal paychecks in jeopardy.

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Interior Watchdog Is Probing Secretary Zinke on Alleged Lobbying Violations

Phone calls to Alaska senators during Senate health care debate attacked by Democratic lawmakers.

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The Senate Finally Gives Trump His Administration

Democrats relented on confirming dozens of presidential nominees to key government posts, days after the collapse of the Republican effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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Play of the Day: The President Wants to Protect the 'Local Milk People'

Leaked transcripts of Donald Trump's calls with the heads of Mexico and Australia show a different side of the president.

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Mueller Plunges Across Trump's Red Line

A Wall Street Journal story claimed the investigation had moved before a grand jury, while CNN reported it was looking into potential financial crimes unrelated to the 2016 election.

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Play of the Day: The President Presents 'This Old Dump'

A magazine is reporting that President Donald Trump called the White House a "dump" while golfing at his club in New Jersey.

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The Justice Department's New Civil-Rights Cause: Discrimination Against Whites

Jeff Sessions follows in the risky footsteps of George W. Bush’s Justice Department.

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Senate Clears Office of Special Counsel Reauthorization

Bipartisan bill would narrow agency managers’ ability to withhold documents.

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Latest Tally on Agency Vacancies Not Flattering to Trump White House

Two trackers show the president's appointments are pacing well behind those of recent administrations.

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History Shows That Stacking Federal Science Advisory Committees Doesn’t Work

Can federal agencies stack advisory panels with friendly members? Some have tried, but a scientist who has advised many administrations says they will produce bad policies that lack broad support.