Oversight

Ethics Office Pressures White House to Discipline Kellyanne Conway

Four dozen lawmakers had questioned her on-site commercial for Ivanka Trump products.

Oversight

Secret Service Chief Clancy Announces Retirement

Obama appointee had sought reforms following series of scandals.

Oversight

Trump's Performative Presidency

The decision to handle the minor crisis of a North Korean missile launch in full view of Mar-a-Lago members makes little sense—except as an opportunity to act out leadership in public.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Mar-a-Lago is the Open-Air Florida Situation Room

Donald Trump and Shinzō Abe took to the patio dining area to discuss classified information in full view of the club's members.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Donald Trump Will See You in Court, Judges

Perhaps he will take his case all the way to the Supreme Court. Or the People's Court.

Oversight

Federal Judges Refuse to Reinstate Trump's Immigration Ban

A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel unanimously upheld a restraining order blocking the federal government from enforcing the president’s controversial ban.

Oversight

Kellyanne Conway’s Plug for Ivanka's Fashion Line Draws Fire, Crashes Ethics Office Website

The White House counselor was “counseled” after telling the public to go out and buy the Trump brand.

Oversight

Consumer Bureau Foe Maps Out a Plan for Its Destruction

Republicans now have the power to unravel what some view as a dangerous independent regulatory agency.

Oversight

Senate Confirms Jeff Sessions to Be Attorney General

Republicans all supported his nomination, and every Democrat except for one opposed him.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Donald Trump is Coming for Every Store in the Mall

You're next, Orange Julius. Don't be like Nordstrom and cross the president or his family.

Defense

The Future Depends on Fixing Readiness Now, Vice Chiefs Tell Lawmakers

Service leaders’ annual pilgrimage to Capitol Hill also serves as Phase One of Mattis’ long-range plan.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Betsy DeVos, the Senate and Percentages

Donald Trump's pick for the Department of Education got confirmed by a 51-50 margin, but can she do that math?

Oversight

House Oversight Leaders Push Trump to Name OPM Chief Quickly

Human resources agency needs a “strong and capable” director fast, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say.

Nextgov

Lawmakers Irritated with VA's Continuing Tech Problems

With its history of failed large-scale IT projects that cost taxpayers billions of dollars, VA is again grappling with IT issues.

Oversight

Will Gorsuch Have to Rule on Trump’s Travel Ban?

Trump’s executive order on immigration is headed for the Supreme Court.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Donald Trump Calls All the Shots, OK?

The president's top advisor Steve Bannon is getting more publicity, but he's not in charge.

Oversight

Will the Courts Find Trump's Travel Ban Unconstitutional?

The outcome of the battle over Trump’s travel ban focused on seven mostly Muslim nations is hard to predict.