Oversight
Obama's New Budget Is All About the Midterm Elections
The president's proposal is packed with liberal ideas and includes few incentives for Republicans. That's exactly the point.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama's Manliness Scale
How does the American leader size up against Putin's machismo?
Management
White House Backs Major Postal Overhaul
Budget proposals would save cash-strapped agency $20 billion by 2016.
Management
Obama Budget Offers a Refreshed Management Agenda
Proposals echo-first term initiatives; list of priority goals to come next week.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Vladimir Putin's 'Gotcha' Moment
The Daily Show takes on the Russian leader.
Oversight
Uneasy Days for the Economy
What happens when a nation with a "bootstrap" self-image settles into a state of uncertainty?
Defense
Top Armed Services Democrat: Don’t Bet on Sequestration Going Away
But the Pentagon budget starting in fiscal 2016 breaks the congressional spending caps.
Management
House Passes Bill to Revamp Consumer Agency
Republican legislation would change how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded and require it to seek permission to store personal data.
Oversight
What Is Joe Biden Up To?
The vice president is off the leash and seemingly exploring his options, but Democrats aren't eager for a 2016 fight.
Defense
Analysis: No, American Weakness Didn't Encourage Putin to Invade Ukraine
In fact, we've pushed U.S. power further east than anyone could have imagined when the Soviet Union collapsed.
News
The Era of Security Clearance Self-Review Could Be Permanently Over
Lawmakers introduce bill that would prohibit contractors from conducting final background checks of federal job candidates.
Oversight
Most Lawmakers Who Promised To Donate or Withhold Their Salaries Actually Did it
Nearly $500,000 was donated to various charities and $87,400 was returned to the general treasury because of the government shutdown, according to a Washington Post report.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Have You Taken Care of Your Bitcoin Lately?
Mt. Gox goes down and late-night hosts notice.
Oversight
New Nutrition Labels Will Make You Feel Guilty
The FDA wants to make sure you can't miss calorie amounts on food labels. But will that change your eating habits?
Defense
How Should the U.S. Deal With Vladimir Putin?
Russia's wily president has outmaneuvered Western leaders for years. Is Barack Obama next?
Oversight
Play of the Day: 'Religion Under Attack' in Arizona
Arizona's law gets the Daily Show treatment.
Oversight
FDA on Defensive for Snooping on Employees’ Computers
Two reports detail efforts to monitor communications of scientists suspected of press leaks.
News