Oversight
Our Fragile Economy Still Needs Time to Gather Its Strength
We feel better, but nowhere near good.
Oversight
Voters Hate Obamacare More Than They Want Immigration Reform
The Affordable Care Act remains the deciding issue in voters' minds
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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.
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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.
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For Democrats, VA Problems Pose a Real Political Threat
The burgeoning scandal at VA may have legs.
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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.
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VA Faces Systemwide Problems with Patient Scheduling
Personnel have “gamed” the system for years, lawmakers are told.
Oversight
Why We Can't Stop Talking About Filibusters
The refusal of Senate Republicans to compromise has backfired on them big time.
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Play of the Day: Why You Should Stop Recycling
Stephen Colbert explains that global warming's effects are 'unstoppable' anyway.
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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.
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What to Expect at Thursday’s Senate Hearing on VA Deaths
Shinseki unlikely to heed calls that he step down as IG probe continues.
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Philanthropists and the White House: Who's the Boss?
Once, it was elite donors who courted the president. Today, it's precisely the reverse.
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Why Hasn't the GOP Treated Fort Hood Like Benghazi?
Both attacks suggest multiple institutional failures, but only one can be teed up for maximum embarrassment of President Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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Play of the Day: The Koch Brothers Versus the Columbus Zoo
A ballot initiative meant to raise property taxes to fund the Ohio zoo was defeated.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Diabolical Plans of Hillary Clinton
Is the former State Department chief responsible for Monica Lewinsky's reemergence?
Defense
Congress Plans Obamacare Exemption to Boost Veteran Employment
The Senate could hold a procedural vote this week on a House bill to change the employer mandate.
Oversight
What Benghazi Says About Today's Political Climate
Partisanship has entered the discussion of a tragedy.
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