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House Science Chairman Pressures NOAA Anew on Climate Change Study

Lamar Smith specifies search terms, including “Obama” and “Clean Power Plan.”

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Oversight Chairman: $3 Billion IT Upgrade Fund ‘Hogwash’

A top Capitol Hill Republican is not a fan of the Obama administration’s plan to help federal agencies upgrade outdated IT systems.

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Senator Makes Good on Vow to Block OPM Nominee

Vitter pens new letter to the personnel agency demanding Obamacare documents; House oversight leaders support her nomination.

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Will Conservatives Mount a Third-Party Challenge If Trump Is the Nominee?

Doing so would hobble the billionaire’s ability to take the White House—making it the most potent piece of leverage left to conservatives.

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Will Obama Push a Politician for the Supreme Court?

The Roberts Court is the first without a single justice who was ever elected to any office. Brian Sandoval could change that.

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Hoyer to Union: Lawmakers Shouldn't Use 'Bureaucrat as an Epithet'

NTEU announces 2016 legislative priorities in pay, benefits and workplace rights.

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Apple is Right: The FBI Wants to Access Lots of iPhones

After Apple’s lawyers revealed that the agency is trying to gain access to about a dozen devices, it’s becoming increasingly clear why the government chose to take the San Bernardino case public.

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Lawmaker Tells Education to Get Tougher on Misbehaving Employees

Committee chairman says inaction is creating a cultural problem at the department.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Au Revoir, Jeb

Despite all that money, the Florida governor suspended his campaign Saturday.

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Feds Are Likely to Support Obama's New Call for Expanding Gun Regulations

Six in 10 federal employees approved of the president's recent executive action to reduce gun violence, poll found.

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The Shape of the Republican Race

Marco Rubio’s coalition is still too shallow, and Ted Cruz’s too narrow, to challenge Donald Trump—can either build beyond that?

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Play of the Day: How is Hillary Clinton So Bad at This?

Stephen Colbert wonders why the Democratic frontrunner so botched her interview with Scott Pelley.

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Following Investigation, Beleaguered Education CIO Steps Down

Harris collapsed and was taken to the hospital immediately following a congressional hearing in early February about potential misconduct.