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Both Clinton and Trump Said to Be Taking the Presidential Transition Seriously
Career feds advised to swallow frustration and pitch in to help political appointees.
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Play of the Day: You Can Be Trump or Clinton for Halloween… Or Not
Sexy Bernie Sanders is probably the worst political costume, though.
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Play of the Day: Mike Pence's Fake Ancient Russian Proverbs
The bear hibernation one isn't the only ancient piece of wisdom the Indiana governor made up.
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Play of the Day: Tim Kaine's Got (Bad) Jokes
Hillary Clinton's running mate may have prepared too much for the vice presidential debate.
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Clinton and Trump Are Shuffling the Electoral Map
Democrats are increasingly looking toward Sunbelt states rather than Rustbelt states for victory in 2016 and beyond. Not long ago that would have been unthinkable.
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Should the Government Turn Down the Airport Volume?
Noisy airplane takeoffs have reopened a debate about how the government should treat noise pollution.
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Play of the Day: Trump's 1995 Tax Returns Are Illuminating
After all, it takes a real business genius to lost $916 million on casinos.
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Might Trump's Hunt-Loving Son Bump Into Federal Nepotism Law?
Donald Jr.'s wish to be Interior secretary might expose unresolved Washington questions.
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The Runaway 9/11 Bill That Congress Refused to Stop
Lawmakers overrode an Obama veto for the first time on Wednesday. A day later, they already had regrets.
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Play of the Day: 'Trump' and 'Clinton' Debate on SNL
The late-night staple marks its season premier with a new Trump… And lots of material to parody.
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Few Political Appointees Are Burrowing In, but 25% Are Doing It Without Approval
OPM needs better oversight of political-to-career conversions, GAO says.
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Hillary Clinton's Huge Surrogate Advantage
The Democratic nominee has an all-star roster at her disposal, while high-profile Republicans continue to steer clear of Trump.
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Play of the Day: Libertarian Gary Johnson is Also Running for President
Late-night looks at the 2016 candidate polling in the high single digits.
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What Happened While America Waited for Zika Funding
Congress finally approved a $1.1 billion deal—but Zika has already done real damage in the United States.
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Combat, Not Honeymoon, Would Await Clinton on Capitol Hill
Republicans are unlikely to acknowledge a political mandate if she wins—and Democrats know it.
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Play of the Day: Trump May Have a Miss Universe Problem
Or maybe it's an opportunity for a new slogan.
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Another First for Obama: A Veto Override
Congress voted overwhelmingly to disregard the president’s rejection of legislation allowing 9/11 victims to sue a foreign government in U.S. court.
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Congress Votes to Keep Government Open
The continuing resolution passed both chambers and funds agencies through Dec. 9.
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No One Knows What the Words 'Healthy' or 'Natural' Mean in Food—Including the US Government
The FDA for months has been working on a definition for “natural,” and on Tuesday it announced it would be tackling “healthy” as well.
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