Oversight
The NSA's Mass-Surveillance Program Is About to Go on Trial
More than a year after Edward Snowden’s disclosures, an Appeals Court will weigh the government’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records.
Oversight
Three Key Questions Will Determine What Direction Election Winds Are Blowing
If there is a wave, it is the open Senate seats in Colorado and Iowa, as well as the seats held by Sens. Kay Hagan and Jeanne Shaheen, that will sound the alarm.
Oversight
Will Boehner's Lawsuit Compromise the House General Counsel?
Former in-house counsels say the suit against Obama is too political for the nonpartisan office.
Oversight
Play of the Day: State Legislatures Are Productive--And Terrifying
The laboratories of democracy have nearly unchecked power.
Oversight
Who Controls Foreign Policy: The President or Congress?
A Supreme Court case over whether passports for people born in Jerusalem should read "Israel" or not could have a surprisingly big effect on the balance of power in the United States.
Oversight
Republicans Lower Expectations on Obamacare Repeal
Mitch McConnell reminds voters why repeal isn't going to happen in the 114th Congress, even if he becomes Senate majority leader.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Is Texas Turning Away from Conservatives?
Lone Star politicians express themselves a little differently.
Oversight
House Republicans Can't Find Anyone to Sue the President
The silver lining? The two law firms ditched the case so quickly they didn't perform enough work to cost taxpayers any money.
Oversight
Congress Still Has No Idea How Much the NSA Spies on Americans
Adequate oversight is impossible when even diligent members of the Senate Intelligence Committee can't get basic facts about surveillance.
Oversight
A Perk for Federal VIPs: Park Service’s Mountain Getaway
Vice President Biden offers to reimburse NPS for his stay at a cabin in Grand Teton National Park.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Midterm Toxicity of President Obama
Everyone's running away from the guy who lives in the White House.
Management
Snail Mail Gets Slower: Why USPS Is Missing Its Own Mail Delivery Goals
Disagreement abounds as the Postal Service blames bad weather, not job cuts and plant closures, for slower mail.
Defense
U.S. Halted Work on Half-Renovated Prison in Afghanistan
Watchdog faults State Department oversight of contract.
Oversight
Questions and Possible Answers on the Midterm Elections
The mathematics of Senate control after the midterms is increasingly complex.
News
What the Decline in Public Trust Means for Government
The lack of faith spreads from elected officials to federal institutions.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Politics of Obama's New Ebola Czar Appointment
SNL looks at Ron Klain's new job.
Defense
Ebola Specialists Think Globally, Congress Thinks Domestically
Obama’s new czar skips hearing as HHS preparedness chief defends progress.
Oversight