Oversight
Republicans Prep Funding to Keep Government Open Through Election Day
It looks like the fiscal 2015 appropriations process is already dead.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Russian Theory Of The Zombie Plane Crash
Maybe the Dutch are responsible for the MH17 tragedy. But probably not.
Management
Agency Returned $4.6 Billion to Wronged Consumers
Republican critics of the 3-year-old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau say it hasn’t received enough oversight.
Defense
Obama on Ukraine's Pro-Russia Separatists: 'What Are They Trying to Hide?'
"We have to make sure that the truth is out," the president said.
Oversight
Disruptive Politics
Rising populism is altering the identities of both parties—and scaring the heck out of the establishment.
Management
Obama Signs Executive Orders Protecting LGBT Feds and Contractors
President says federal dollars should not go toward supporting discrimination.
Oversight
Is the White House Lying or Just Bad at Crisis Communications?
Ordering a cheeseburger with fries while a downed airline smolders may not have been a great decision.
Oversight
Play of the Day: America's Prison Population, Explained
Last Week Tonight looks at the makeup of incarcerated Americans.
Oversight
Capitol Hill Staffer Arrested for Bringing 9mm Handgun to Work
Ryan Shucard, the Press Secretary for Republican Rep. Tom Marino, was charged with Carrying a Pistol Without a License.
Defense
Obama Tells Europe to Step Up on Russia
It was clear from the president’s remarks about Ukraine that he now expects greater help from European allies in countering Putin.
Tech
One Lawmaker’s Crusade to Green the Federal Fleet
A New York congressman has been fighting for years to prevent agencies from buying cars that run on regular gasoline.
Defense
Obama: We Know At Least One American Was Killed on Downed Malaysian Flight
The president addressed the plane crash in a Friday morning press conference.
Defense
Hillary Clinton's Strange Critique of US Foreign Policy
Is patriotic storytelling really the solution to America's international relations problem?
Oversight
Play of the Day: Deport Those Migrant Children Out of Love
The real way to spell "compassion" is d-e-p-o-r-t-a-t-i-o-n, according to Fox News.
Oversight
Why Obama and Boehner are So Cautious About the Malaysian Jetliner
Almost always in such incidents, the immediate certainties prove wrong.
Oversight
Congress Fiddles While Border Crisis Grows
Chances of a swift solution to the flood of unaccompanied children across the border seem remote.
Management
House Tries to Bait OMB Into Submitting Annual Budget Proposal Faster
Lawmakers vote to withhold most of OMB’s funding until it submits fiscal 2016 plan.
Oversight
House Passes Bipartisan Bill Extending Whistleblower Protection
Legislation extends for three more years a provision that gives whistleblowers additional appeal rights.
Oversight
Nancy Pelosi and Congressional Hispanics Oppose Faster Child Deportations in Border Crisis
The Hispanic Caucus met with Obama on Wednesday.
Oversight