Oversight

One Way to Avoid Flight Delays: Help Air-Traffic Controllers Do a Better Job

Hamsa Balakrishnan develops algorithms that help controllers and pilots better manage who's taking off and when.

Oversight

GOP Can't Stop a Lame-Duck AG Pick

Obama's nominee can get confirmed in December, though Republicans could exact revenge later.

Oversight

Federal Health Officials Face Questions from All Sides on Capitol Hill

Democrats are focused on budget cuts to health agencies, while GOP questions the competence of the U.S. response to the Ebola crisis.

Oversight

Mark Udall Touts NSA Reform (and Dings Obama) in Bid to Save Senate Seat

One of the Senate’s fiercest critics of government surveillance is attempting to leverage his track record on the issue to salvage his reelection.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Newest Midterm Debate Strategy

Running against the president works for both parties.

Oversight

Lawmakers Want Answers on U.S. Ebola Cases

Hearing Thursday will examine whether the country is prepared to cope with the virus.

Oversight

Play of the Day: How to Court the Midterm Voter

Stephen Colbert looks at campaign ads aimed at women.

Management

Are NIH Budget Cuts Really to Blame for the Spread of Ebola?

Funding for the research agency has remained fairly steady over the last 10 years.

Management

Why the White House Won't Admit Obama Is a Drag for Democrats

The president enjoys campaigning, but he's not welcome in many close races this year. He's in a similar predicament to President Bush in 2006, when Republicans lost control of Congress.

Defense

Obama's Gitmo Provocation?

Shuttering the terrorist detention center despite an explicit congressional ban would be the president's boldest move yet.

Oversight

A Pro-Government Republican Emerges in Deep-Red Idaho

Merrill Beyeler is running for a seat in the Idaho House.

Oversight

Here's What Congress Has Next for the Secret Service

Both Republicans and Democrats have questions for the elite agency tasked for protecting the president. Specifically, whether it's actually doing that.

Oversight

Feds Should Keep an Eye on the Race to Replace Darrell Issa

The House panel that oversees the federal workforce is poised for a new leader.

Oversight

These Politicians Want to Close the U.S.-Mexico Border Because of Ebola

Some lawmakers fear that the virus could enter through the country's southern border.

Oversight

Federal Employees Could Still Receive a Transit Benefit Boost This Year

IRS, lawmaker renew call for tax package that includes retroactively doubling mass transit benefit.