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
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.
Defense
Anti-ISIS Operation Gets Its Own Inspector General
Pentagon watchdog to lead audits of military and foreign aid campaigns.
Oversight
The 113th Congress Wasn't the Least Productive Congress Ever
The last two years were pretty slow on Capitol Hill, but they didn't set a record.
Oversight
Obama's Recent Bold Actions Shape the Contest for 2016
The verdict on Obama unbound will pivot on whether his initiatives improve or diminish the chances of a Democrat succeeding him in 2016.
Oversight
Senate Appropriations Chief: IRS Cuts Could Have Been Much Worse
Mikulski says spending bill negotiations removed far-steeper decreases favored by the House.
Oversight
The End of the Obama Era
2014 wasn't just a pendulum swing—it was the closing of a chapter in American politics.
Oversight
Environmentalists Split With the Obama Administration Over Key Power Plant Rules
The Obama administration is offering the first-ever regulations on the waste from coal-fired plants.
Oversight
Congress Fails to Confirm Postal Nominees, but USPS Says It’s Found a Workaround
Agency had prepared a plan B in the event of congressional inaction.
Defense
The New White House Fence Could Wind Up Being Really, Really Tall
An independent panel has a few recommendations for the Secret Service about how to fix the presidential perimeter.
Oversight
The Spirited and Strange Lawmakers Leaving Congress Soon
The Capitol will lose some of its most memorable characters, from the longest-serving representative in history to a conservative firebrand who used her brief service to become a household name.
Oversight
Retroactive Mass Transit Benefit Boost Heads to Obama’s Desk
Federal employees riding public transportation will now receive same tax break as drivers.
Oversight
Former Staffer to Oversight Subcommittee Chair Sues, Alleging Sexual Harassment
According to court documents filed Monday, the congressman "regularly drank to excess" and admitted to another employee that he had "sexual fantasies" and "wet dreams" about a staffer.
Oversight
The 113th Congress Ends its Session Quietly
Senate approves a tax bill and several Obama nominees, but can't finish a terrorism insurance measure.
Oversight
Embattled CBO Director Defends Calculation of Economic Uncertainties
Some Republican ‘supply siders’ want more dynamic scoring of budget changes.
Oversight
FCC Plans Giant Fine of Sprint for Bogus Phone Charges
The cell-phone company billed customers for services they never asked for, according to an investigation by federal regulators.
Oversight
Obama Wants to Close Guantanamo. Will a GOP Senate Let Him Do It?
The president's ability to fulfill his campaign pledge could depend on which side wins an intra-party debate.
Oversight