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Intelligence Community Finally Has a Confirmed Inspector General

Senate clears Atkinson, though tensions remain over fate of whistleblower program.

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It’s Not Just Trump. The U.S. Has Always Broken Its Treaties, Pacts And Promises

From the Treaty of Versailles to the Kyoto Protocol, the U.S. is a little flaky.

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Play of the Day: Trump and Pence Portraits in Post Offices

A bill specifies that the photos need to be placed, but it does not specify the size of the portraits.

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Play of the Day: Trump Gets Big Ratings at Three in the Morning

The president bragged about his Nielsen numbers while welcoming hostages returning home from North Korea.

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Breaking Down Gina Haspel’s Tense Confirmation Hearing

Over the course of two-and-a-half hours, lawmakers grilled Trump’s pick to lead the CIA on her involvement in the agency’s detention and interrogation program after 9/11.

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Democrats Demand IG Investigation Into Justice Hiring Practices

Lawmakers want further examination of whistleblower claims that officials have illegally considered the political views of job candidates.

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Special Counsel Backs Navy Whistleblower's Claims of Sloppy Inventory Oversight

Case shows "the kind of good-government reforms that can result when whistleblowers see a problem and speak up," Kerner says.

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White House to Send Hill $15 Billion in Proposed Rescissions

Total is lower than expected; package hits CHIP, CMS innovation funds.

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Play of the Day: Donald Trump the Slam Poet

The president described a London hospital in an oddly rhythmic fashion at the annual NRA meeting.

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Judge Sends GSA FOIA Staff Back to Work on Trump Hotel Docs

District court backs transparency group in quest for more transition team records.

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Apollo 8 Helped America Survive 1968—a Year Remarkably Similar to 2018

In a country so polarized about so much, no one seemed to disagree: Apollo 8 had done something important and profound.

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Trump Creates a Not-So-New Faith Office in the White House

The president’s initiative sounds a lot like those of Barack Obama and George W. Bush. But the religious influences on Trump’s government are radically different.

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Paul Ryan Has Asked Donald Trump To Tweet Less 'More Times Than I Can Count'

The outgoing U.S. House speaker says he tried his best. Maybe Trump should have listened. Robert Mueller may have thoughts.

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Trump Goes to War With Mueller

The president has repeatedly said he intends to intervene in the Justice Department, and leaks and changes to his legal team telegraph a strategy of escalation.