Oversight
GOP Blocks Vitter's Obamacare Subpoena
Five senators oppose Vitter's effort, and he accuses them of wanting to "protect congressional perks."
Defense
Hillary Clinton Is 'Happy' to Answer More Questions From the Benghazi Committee
Clinton's lawyers and Rep. Trey Gowdy's committee are engaged in a polite battle of letters.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Many Facial Expressions of Barack Obama
The president has different looks for difference scenarios.
Oversight
Mitch McConnell Introduces Plan to Reauthorize Patriot Act For Five More Years
The move may thwart any attempt to reform the NSA’s mass-surveillance authorities.
Defense
The AUMF Was Always a Political Disaster
The incentive to officially declare war against ISIS was never really there.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Asks Colleagues to Take 'One Step Closer to Living Under Obamacare'
Republican David Vitter wants support for a subpoena of info on why Congress is considered a "small business" for health insurance purposes.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How the Gyrocopter Guy Evaded the American Security Apparatus
Finding out his intentions was not exactly like finding a needle in a haystack.
Oversight
Grassley Is Not on Board With NSA Reform
The key Senate Republican is not ready to give the USA Freedom Act his blessing.
Oversight
Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch Gets Her Vote
The Senate is set to confirm the attorney general nominee after a five-month delay, thanks to an unrelated bipartisan deal on abortion.
Oversight
Evidence Grows that Marshals Service Bypassed Hiring Rules
Justice Department corrects past denial to Sen. Grassley.
Oversight
Democrats Hope to Make This the Cliven Bundy Congressional Race
Rep. Cresent Hardy's opponents hope to tie him to the controversial rancher, highlighting his district's divide between urban and rural constituencies.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Chris Christie, Marijuana and Gambling
The Daily Show suggests the New Jersey governor may not be completely ideologically consistent.
Management
Bipartisan Team Launches Effort to Better Assess Whether Programs Work
Bill would establish commission to recommend data for judging programs.
Oversight
Senators See Progress on Lynch Nomination
The House turns to cybersecurity—while President Obama meets a foreign dignitary and the New England Patriots.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trolls, Raccoons and Trial Lawyers
The patent troll problem is truly out of control.
Oversight
Republicans Planning 'Big Fights' on Agency Funding to Rein in Bureaucrats
White House says it hopes to hold GOP to its word that shutdown will be avoided.
Oversight
American Consumers are Spending More on Organic Foods, and so is Their Government
Mandatory spending on organics under the 2002 farm bill totaled $20 million, but by 2014, that number had risen to $167.5 million.
Oversight
A New Satellite for One of the Great Space Programs
Landsat 9 will launch in 2023, and promises the continuity of a critical, long-running database for imagery of the Earth's surface.
Defense
After Gyrocopter Stunt, Lawmakers Want Answers
"This cannot happen again," key members warn.
Oversight