Oversight

House Republicans Make an Aggressive Opening Bet on Immigration

GOPers want to attack a signature Obama program, but it's not clear the Senate will play along.

Oversight

Democrats Tip Their Hand on Climate-Change Fight as Senate Keystone Bill Advances

Failed amendment from Bernie Sanders sets up floor debate on climate science.

Oversight

The Obama Scandal That Republicans Won't Let Fade Away

With Republicans in control of the Senate, expect new investigations into old scandals, like Fast and Furious.

Oversight

Four Key Workplace Laws That Don't Apply to Congress

The Office of Compliance has some ideas for updating protections for Hill workers. And it wants a new name.

Oversight

McConnell: I Won’t Back Down From a Fight With Obama

The new Senate majority leader vowed Wednesday to get his chamber working more efficiently.

Oversight

In Statement, White House Condemns 'Horrific Shooting' at Paris Newspaper Office

Twelve people have been killed at the offices of Charlie Hebdo.

Oversight

As GOP Takes Over, Major Policy Debates Loom

But first, a day of Republican pomp.

Defense

What a Homeland Security Shutdown Would Look Like

Even if DHS funding ends, most employees would likely keep working, and Obama's executive order could too.

Oversight

The CIA's Watchdog Is Resigning After Revealing That Spies Hacked the Senate

Inspector General David Buckley will step down at the end of the month, the agency said.

Defense

Feinstein Sends the White House Instructions for Ceasing ‘Future Use of Torture’

Dianne Feinstein is putting pressure on Obama to create a permanent ban on the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” practices.

Oversight

2015 Will Be a Year of Reaction for the President

Obama will be shifting from playing offense to defense as Republicans assume control of Congress. His progressive accomplishments are at stake.

Oversight

House Oversight Chair Vows ‘New Approach’ to Energy, Environment, Technology

Rep. Jason Chaffetz says “misguided decisions” by Washington bureaucrats have undermined local authorities.

Oversight

How Hopes for an Immigration Deal Fell Apart

In January, an agreement still looked possible. By December, the two sides were further apart than ever.

Oversight

Republican House Leaders Stand by Their Whip

Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy offer Steve Scalise their support despite his 2002 speech to a white supremacist group. Will it be enough?

Oversight

The GOP Leader Who Addressed a White Supremacist Group

The office of Steve Scalise, the third-ranking House Republican, acknowledged he may have spoken to an organization linked to David Duke in 2002.

Oversight

2015’s Policy Battles: Obamacare, Net Neutrality, Keystone, and Surveillance Reform

Congress’s struggles will be familiar, but the balance of power has shifted.

Oversight

The Best Bills That Went Nowhere in Congress

Lawmakers may not have passed a lot of bills, but there was no lack of legislative imagination.