Oversight
Play of the Day: Robert Mueller Needed Some Help During His Testimony
He misstated the president's name and needed some members of Congress to repeat their questions.
Oversight
Government Ethics Chief Warns Trump Appointees That Agreements Are ‘Not Mere Aspirations’
Top ethics official notes that he can take steps to punish those who violate pacts to avoid conflicts.
Oversight
Bill Advances That Would Deny Bonuses to Feds Found to Have Engaged in Misconduct
Employees would be barred from bonuses for five years following adverse findings in an investigation.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Britain's New Prime Minister Seems Familiar
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have some things in common.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Asks Sweden For a A$AP Rocky-Related Favor
Donald Trump asked for help with the rapper's case in the Scandinavian nation.
Oversight
Senators in Both Parties Object to FOIA Changes at EPA
A recent change in public information request regulations, effective immediately, vested more power in political appointees.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Using FaceApp on Some 2020 Characters
What will Beto O'Rourke look like with filter that makes his photo seem old?
Tech
Did the U.S. Invent Lyme Disease in the 1960s? The House Aims to Find Out
A decades-old conspiracy theory says Cold War bioweapons research is sickening tens of thousands of Americans a year.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Highlights From Another Trump Campaign Rally
The president said he had 'nothing to do' and basked in, then denounced a new chant.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Donald Trump and William Howard Taft Have Something in Common
No, it's not just the presidency.
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Play of the Day: The President's Bones
In another controversial tweet, Donald Trump said that he doesn't "have a Racist bone in my body!"
Oversight
Play of the Day: Another Eventful Twitter Day With the President
Donald Trump told four members of Congress to "go back…from which they came."
Oversight
Lawmaker Calls for Outside Investigation of Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group
The Homeland Security Department has condemned derogatory comments posted within the group and promised a review of its own.
Oversight
Lawmakers Look Into the Costs of Trump's July 4 'Display of Pageantry'
House appropriators plan hearing as Park Service, Pentagon gather numbers.
Oversight
GOP Senators Pan Proposal to Avoid a Shutdown Through a 1-Year Stopgap Spending Bill
A continuing resolution would hurt military readiness, the lawmakers say.
Oversight
Investigation of Secret Border Patrol Group Launched as New Degrading Facebook Posts Surface
A ProPublica story revealing demeaning posts directed at Latina lawmakers prompted widespread revulsion.
Oversight
Former HUD Executive Indicted in Procurement Fraud Scheme
Eghbal “Eddie” Saffarinia, former assistant inspector general for IT, allegedly steered contracts to a friend’s company and failed to disclose cash payments.
Management
OPM Still Lacks Legal Analysis of Proposed Merger with GSA
Lawmakers in both parties expressed outrage at the lack of documents provided to support the Trump administration’s proposal.
Oversight
Special Counsel Defends Career Staff as Panel Subpoenas Trump Counselor Over Hatch Act Violations
Kellyanne Conway’s no-show at a House hearing prompts partisan-tinged questioning of Special Counsel Henry Kerner.
Oversight