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
FEHBP Reform, Pay Freezes and Lawmakers’ Other Day 1 Priorities in the 114th Congress
Legislators target agency spending and their own compensation as new Congress begins.
Oversight
Rubio: Clinton Presidency 'Would Be a Death Blow to the American Dream'
And eight other fascinating takeaways from the senator's new book.
Oversight
In Statement, White House Condemns 'Horrific Shooting' at Paris Newspaper Office
Twelve people have been killed at the offices of Charlie Hebdo.
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
Turtles on Fence Posts and Other Lessons From Departing Senators
An exercise in memorable one-liners.
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