Oversight
How Senate Republicans Can Retaliate on the Filibuster
Ultimately the best way is to win a majority in 2014, say Capitol Hill strategists and advisers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Politics To Be Thankful For
The holiday spirit overtakes late-night comedy.
Oversight
On Budget Conference Committee, Even Small Proposals Generate Arguments
Ideas as small as raising user fees are generating some controversy.
Oversight
Congressional Vacation Set to Create Another Fiscal Crisis
Lawmakers will soon be forced to debate another stopgap spending measure to avoid a shutdown in January.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Nuclear Iran Playbook
If you like your uranium, you can keep your uranium.
Oversight
Anti-Incumbent Fever Won't Oust Many Incumbents
Don't expect many members of Congress to lose their seats next year, despite Congress's 9 percent approval rating.
Nextgov
Pentagon Biodefense Project Duplicates HHS Effort
After some talk of cooperation, initiatives took separate paths.
Oversight
How Far Does Michelle Obama Have to Lean In to Be a Feminist?
Critics complain the first lady is too traditional.
Oversight
Veteran Injured Saving Woman Who Jumped from Upper Deck at Oakland Coliseum
Good Samaritan is reportedly a former Marine.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A Crack Team of Politicians
Trey Radel and Rob Ford have something in common.
Nextgov
Boehner's Covered, 500 Visitors and Other HealthCare.gov News
Follow key reporting on the Obama administration’s signature policy initiative.
Oversight
House GOP Prepares Fallback Plan to Avoid January Shutdown
They're considering a short-term continuing resolution that would fund the government through April 15.
Oversight
Soon, President Obama Will Pardon a Thanksgiving Turkey. Then, It Will Die.
Turkeys are not bred for living, but for eating.
Oversight
In the Aftermath of a Post-Nuclear Senate, Everyone’s Dug in Deeper
Executive branch and most judicial nominees can now be confirmed with a simple, 51-vote majority.
Oversight
Hearing on Response to Park Closures During the Shutdown Less Than Idyllic
Discussion devolves into attacks on President Obama.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Senate Go Boom, Nuclear Edition
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid detonates the nuclear option in the Senate.
Oversight
Senate Votes to Overrule Filibusters of Executive Branch Appointees
From now on, nominees can be approved by a simple, 51-vote majority.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Congress Suffers Some Blowing Pains
Also, Florida's Trey Radel is in some hot water.
Defense
Should Commissary Clerk Jobs be Classified as 'Sensitive' National Security Positions?
Lawmakers challenge proposed rules that could broaden definition of sensitive jobs, and legal ruling stripping those employees of appeal rights.
Oversight