Oversight

Democrats’ Plan to Reverse ‘Interference’ at Consumer Bureau

Likely Financial Services chairwoman Maxine Waters has a bill that calls out acting director Mick Mulvaney by name.

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The IRS Oversight Board Is Worried About a 'Serious Threat to Taxpayer Rights'

Private debt collectors under contract to the agency are squeezing poor people and hurricane victims.

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Play of the Day: Let's Save The California Forest. Grab a Rake.

In California, President Donald Trump suggests wildfire prevention starts with forest floor maintenance.

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Everything's Political to Trump, Even Killing Osama Bin Laden

In an interview on Fox News, the president dismissed William McRaven as a Hillary Clinton ‘fan’ and asked why it took so long to get the al-Qaeda leader.

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Play of the Day: Updating the Mission Formerly Known As 'Operation Faithful Patriot'

James Mattis says he doesn't "anticipate military personnel coming in direct contact with migrants,"

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Melania Trump Racked Up $174,000 In Hotel Bills For a Day Trip To Toronto

She did not spend the night.

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Play of the Day: The President Takes Aim At The Special Counsel On Twitter

Donald Trump, once again, is talking about a witch hunt.

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Sexual Harassment Continues to Infect Forest Service, Park Service

Woman’s graphic testimony to House panel sheds light on a chief’s departure.

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Play of the Day: The President Examines Voter Fraud Again

Are voters wearing disguises to vote multiple times?

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‘Redo’ Nuclear Posture Review, Says Next House Armed Services Chair

Rep. Adam Smith laid out new terms for a debate over the Pentagon’s plans to expand the military’s nuclear arsenal.

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IRS Criminal Investigators Report Progress Despite Shrunken Staff

Smallest workforce since 1970s is relying more on data analytics to track crimes.

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Play of the Day: The First Lady Gets In On the 'You're Fired!' Fun

In a nearly unprecedented move, Melania Trump's office called for a national security firing.

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Key House Democrat Says Pentagon Will Have to Become More Transparent

Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., the likely chairman of the Armed Services Committee, is not expected to change course on restructuring headquarters functions.

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Play of the Day: The President Has Solutions For California's Fires

He's also got some blame to throw at the state.

Management

Here's What Incoming Democratic Leaders Have in Mind for Federal Agencies

Priorities will include boosting spending and investigating political targeting of career employees.

Oversight

An Open-and-Shut Violation of Campaign-Finance Law

The relevant law is favorable to candidates. But it appears Trump still managed to violate it.

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Play of the Day: The President Deconstructs The Midterms

Donald Trump spoke about the election last week.

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House Democrats Map Out a Plan for Getting Trump’s Tax Returns

The issue is not as simple as many seem to think, and it almost certainly will be resolved in court.

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Democrats Quickly Confront the Limits of Their Power to Stop Trump

The incoming House majority raged against the ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. But they’ve discovered there’s not much they can do about it.

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Play of the Day: Meet Matt Whitaker

The new acting attorney general has an interesting history.