Oversight
Play of the Day: Diamond Joe's Rites of Passage
The Daily Show takes another look at Joe Biden massaging Stephanie Carter.
Oversight
Senate Move Puts Boehner in a Bind Over DHS Funding
The Senate is preparing to send a clean DHS spending bill to the House, whether GOP leaders there want it or not.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want to Guarantee Back Pay For All DHS Employees if Agency Shuts Down
Bipartisan bill would provide retroactive pay to about 30,000 furloughed workers.
Oversight
Mitch McConnell Announces a Vote on a Clean DHS Funding Bill Is Coming
The Senate minority leader is making his move to try and prevent a shutdown.
Oversight
Ted Cruz's Mission for NASA: More Space, Less Earth
The new space subcommittee chairman thinks the Obama administration has the agency overly focused on climate change at the expense of exploring the cosmos.
Oversight
Democrats Say a Short-Term DHS Bill Would Be Terrible. They May Vote for It Anyway.
Despite the dire consequences of a stopgap funding measure, it would be hard for Democrats to oppose.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama Loves America… Or Does He?
Late-night television hosts eviscerate Rudy Giuliani over his comments at a weekend fundraiser.
Oversight
While Rubio Holds His Fire, Cruz and Paul Attack on the Next Immigration Front
Unlike the Senate's other two GOP presidential contenders, Marco Rubio hasn't taken a stance on Loretta Lynch's nomination.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How to Campaign For the Bench
Last Week Tonight takes a look at American judicial elections.
Oversight
Congress Returns With No Plan to Avoid Shutdown
Both chambers likely will spend the week refusing to budge on DHS funding.
Oversight
What Does It Mean for Obama to Love or Hate America?
Rudy Giuliani is only the latest conservative to claim that the president isn't fond of his country, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Defense
The Homeland Security Department Is Starting Shutdown Prep
More than 85 percent of the department’s employees would have to report to work without pay, based on 2013 plans.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Spot the Similarities in the Bushes
Jeb may be trying to differentiate himself from his brother, but it is not exactly working.
Oversight
Dietary Panel: Eating Less Meat is Better for the Environment
New recommendations suggest Americans should cut back on meat if they care about the planet.
Nextgov
The IRS Knows What Computer You Are Using -- and That Might Be a Good Thing
One counter-fraud measure the agency is piloting will capture identifying data from the PC used to file a tax return. Multiple returns from the same device could signal fraud.
Management
Scaled-Back DHS Headquarters Plan Would Squeeze 3,000 More People Into the Same Space
Flexible workplace strategies would help accommodate 17,000 employees in an area originally planned for 14,000.
Nextgov
America Needs a New FOIA Overseer: Is it You?
The office in charge of monitoring governmentwide FOIA compliance and policy is looking for a new leader.
Oversight
Why Democrats Won't Cave on Immigration to Avoid a Shutdown
Democrats believe that the optics of a partial shutdown will favor them.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Diamond Joe Strikes Again
Biden dominates Ash Carter's swearing in ceremony.
Management