Oversight

Does Obama Know Something We Don't About Supreme Court Retirements?

Speculation about the 81-year-old Ginsburg has been raging in political circles since shortly after Obama's re-election.

Oversight

Helicopter Crashes in Iraq After Delivering Aid to Yazidis

The only Yazidi member of the Iraqi parliament was reportedly among the injured.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Anthony Weiner's Life After Politics

Jimmy Fallon looks at the former Congressman's new venture.

Oversight

What Hillary Can Learn From LBJ

In a country ruled by political paralysis, people are drawn to the image of a leader who could force Washington into action.

Oversight

Bitcoin Users, You're 'On Your Own'

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday it will start taking bitcoin-related complaints.

Oversight

Why Incumbents Shouldn't Feel Safe

They might still be defeating their challengers, but the margins are slipping.

Management

Despite Revenue Gains, Postal Service Loses Another $2 Billion

Congressionally mandated obligations are keeping USPS from getting back into the black.

Oversight

Play of the Day: How Payday Lenders Outsmart The Government

Regulating them is a lot like playing a sad game of Whac-A-Mole.

Nextgov

Will The Government Shred Your Contract After a Hack?

OPM and DHS, in a first, halted work with a background investigator after it disclosed a breach.

Oversight

Congress Divided Over Iraq Strikes

Some on the Hill support the move, others say Obama needs a more comprehensive strategy.

News

What Government Never Could Have Expected from President Nixon

The president who tried to leverage the bureaucracy to “screw” his opponents resigned 40 years ago.

Oversight

Four Reasons Why This Ebola Outbreak Is Different

Outbreak has spread to city centers, and is in an area where there is a distrust of Western medicine.

Oversight

Play of the Day: What Obama Has In Common With Flat Stanley

Mitch McConnell is not good at making fun of the president.

Oversight

Parents Need to Talk to Their Kids … About Federal Service

Federal employee union looks to recruit young people who aren't yet thinking about a career for Uncle Sam.

Oversight

GOP's 2016 Contenders Flock to the Iowa State Fair

The midterms are still not over, yet the presidential jockeying has begun.