Oversight

Play of the Day: Hold On, Secretary Kerry. John McCain Has Two Pair

The Arizona Senator is caught playing poker during a Senate Foreign Relations hearing.

Oversight

Treasury IG Faces Its Own Lawsuit Alleging FOIA Violations

Government accountability group challenges refusal to confirm or deny documents' existence.

Defense

The U.S. Is Doing an Awful Lot of Spying on Pakistan

Pakistan appears to have created a real renaissance opportunity for America's spying apparatus, raising numerous red flags.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Issues Plan for 1 Percent Pay Raise Next Year

Move comes in the absence of congressional action on ending the three-year federal pay freeze.

Oversight

GOP, Don't Shut Down the Government or Impeach Obama

Remember the '90s.

Oversight

Union Blasts Plan for Steep Cuts to EPA

House panel’s move for 34 percent slice would cap personnel at early ‘90s levels.

Oversight

In Congress, It's the Fresher Faces Pushing for Vote on Syria Strike

Three elections after the Iraq invasion, many lawmakers are experiencing the drumbeats of war for the first time.

Tech

Telling Citizens What Exactly Government Does Would Cost $100 Million

Bill’s sponsor says legislation would create ‘magnifying glass’ to root out waste.

Tech

Snowden’s Background Check Deemed Inadequate

Contractor interviewed too few, says counterintelligence executive.

Defense

Congress Gets Assertive With the White House Over Syria

Republican remind Obama to consult with them before authorizing military action.

Oversight

Play of the Day: How, Exactly, is the NSA Using Its Resources?

Leno wonders why the surveillance program can’t catch that Nigerian Prince trying to get our bank information.

Oversight

Analysis: Four Theories on John Boehner's Debt Limit Strategy

In a conference call last week, Boehner said the GOP would push Obama on the debt limit, but not the continuing resolution to fund the government.