Oversight

Play of the Day: The Death Knell of the Tea Party

Is Mitch McConnell's win in Kentucky the sound of the movement's death rattle?

Management

8 More Republicans Back HHS Nominee

Sylvia Mathews Burwell sailed through a Senate Finance Committee confirmation vote.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Hillary?

The GOP isn't scared of Hillary. If they were, why would Stephen Colbert be laughing so hard?

Management

Picture This: Tax Dollars May Again Fund Official Portraits

The congressional ban on the practice was temporary, but two lawmakers are proposing a solution.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The VA's Hidden Affairs

Jon Stewart looks at the Veterans Affairs Department.

Oversight

'House of Cards' Is Looking for its NSA Director

The show is looking for a male or female aged 45-55 years old of any ethnicity.

Oversight

Should the Government Slap Tobacco-Style Regulations on Fatty Foods?

Two international organizations say that heavier regulations on the food industry are needed to stop the obesity epidemic.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Medical Conditions of Karl Rove

Letterman doesn't think Hillary Clinton is going to take Karl Rove's comments lying down.

Oversight

Conservatives Want a Bigger Obamacare Fight Around HHS Nominee

The senators behind the government shutdown say Sylvia Mathews Burwell shouldn't get confirmed until she answers more questions about Obamacare.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Breaking Up With America

Russia won't bring our astronauts to the International Space Station.

Defense

Even If We Find Them, It's Unclear Whether Military Forces Can 'Bring Back Our Girls'

A Defense Department official said Thursday that the Nigerian military is unwilling to take on Boko Haram.

Oversight

VA Chief Says He Does Fire Poor Performers -- Thousands of Them

Shinseki points to record of 6,000 terminations, transfers and forced retirements during a heated congressional hearing on mismanagement.

Oversight

Why We Can't Stop Talking About Filibusters

The refusal of Senate Republicans to compromise has backfired on them big time.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Why You Should Stop Recycling

Stephen Colbert explains that global warming's effects are 'unstoppable' anyway.

Nextgov

Lawmakers Say Favored NSA Reform Bill Doesn’t Go Far Enough

House members want to insert an amendment barring the agency from exploiting zero day flaws.