Oversight

Doing Nothing Is—to Some—Doing Something

The GOP is blamed for blocking action in Congress, but conservatives say that’s just what they were sent here to do.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Warren Harding Isn't The Only President To Write Steamy Love Letters

Letterman shows off some sexy correspondence between the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Oversight

The Boehner Lawsuit Against Obama Is Beginning to Take Shape

A vote on the resolution to authorize the legal action is set for the week before August break.

Oversight

Five Agencies Stand to Gain from Obama Request for New Border Funds

$3.7 billion supplemental called 'whole of government' response to influx of children.

News

How To Ruin Your Political Career: Run a Federal Agency

Apparently there’s no greater sin than turning into an “administration lifer.”

Oversight

The Uncontroversial Policies at the Heart of the Border Crisis

Behind the surge in unaccompanied minors at the U.S. border is a series of laws crafted over a decade.

Oversight

If Hillary Clinton Doesn't Run, Who Would Lead the Democratic Field for President?

Other potential Democratic candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Cuomo are largely unknown among potential voters, according to a new poll.

Oversight

Why Democrats Are So Confident

Republicans are trending against a growing cultural majority, while Democrats are in tune with it.

Oversight

A Catch-All Package of Spending Bills Is Looking More Likely

Appropriations bills are on Congress' long list of unfinished business.

Oversight

Remember the Veterans Health Care Crisis?

Here's what Congress needs to do to push reform legislation over the final hump before campaign season hits.

Oversight

Boehner Defends Plans to Sue Obama Over Executive Power

Democrats call it an election-year ploy.

Tech

Commerce, Prisons Bureau at High Risk for Losing Email

The National Archives scores agencies on compliance with records preservation laws.

Oversight

Ethics Chair: House Will Reverse Itself on Disclosure of Free Trips

The panel's decision to delete a disclosure requirement—as lawmakers' travel climbs—sparked quick criticism.

Management

Vanishing Email Isn’t Just an IRS Problem

EPA, Labor and Veterans Affairs all have had trouble locating records sought by critics.

Oversight

Newt Gingrich: VA Will be Easier to Fix Than Congress

The former House speaker loves Dallas Buyers Club, fears Michael Bloomberg, and says Congress needs a total overhaul.

Oversight

5 Democrats Who Should Run Against Hillary Clinton

List includes Sen. Claire McCaskill, a leader on contracting oversight.

Oversight

As Infamous Germ-Research Lab Moves West, What Happens to Plum Island?

Homeland Security wants to sell the mysterious island to developers, but some lawmakers fear damage to the Long Island Sound's ecology.