Management
Trump Declares National Emergency, Calling Government Border Drug Stats ‘Lies’
In a dark, rambling speech, the president repeated long-debunked arguments — and provided ammunition for likely court challenges.
Management
Trump’s Emergency Declaration Is a Test for Senate Republicans
For weeks, GOP lawmakers have warned the president against pursuing extraordinary measures. What now?
Oversight
Congress Just Wants to Be Left Alone
As House and Senate lawmakers begin their border-security talks, they’ve managed to agree on at least one thing.
Oversight
Democratic-Run House Creates New Whistleblower Ombudsman
Advocates praise new option for agency employees who feel gagged.
Oversight
Congress Used To Pass Bipartisan Legislation – Will It Ever Again?
Most Congresses since the 1970s have passed more than 500 laws, ranging from nuclear disarmament to deficit reduction. Will today's bitter partisanship hamstring the new Congress' productivity?
Oversight
The Dangerous ‘New Phase’ for Donald Trump
The incoming House Judiciary chairman says the president has allegedly been involved in “massive frauds against the American people.”
Management
Trump Protests Infringement on Executive Branch in Coast Guard Act
Signing statement addresses antitrust laws, president’s authority to close facilities.
Management
The Saudi Ambassador is Back in D.C. Will Anyone Talk to Him?
At least one senator calls for Prince Khalid’s expulsion over Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Defense
Lawmakers Probe Role of Special Operations in Great Power Competition
The two four-stars up to lead CENTCOM and SOCOM faced questions about how their commands will change under the National Defense Strategy.
Oversight
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.
Tech
Trump's Space Force Faces an Uncertain Fate
Congressional lawmakers, including Republicans, were skeptical of the idea long before the midterms.
Oversight
Trump Repeatedly Threatens Retaliation Against Russia Investigators
Congressman Adam Schiff has plans to probe several uncomfortable subjects for the Trump administration, and the president is ready to fight.
Oversight
Analysis: Oversight Is the Biggest Winner of the Midterm Elections
The Democratic victory in the House provides an opportunity to drain the swamp, after two years of willful Republican cover for dodgy behavior.
News
The Ease of the Postal Service Makes It a Vector for Violence
A short history of how the mail has been exploited for terror.
News
Energy Department Steps Up Whistleblower Protections
Contractors will face civil penalties if they retaliate against employees who raise nuclear safety concerns.
Benefits
Senate to probe allegations of patient neglect at VA facility
The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs will hold a hearing on alleged patient neglect at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix, Ariz., after the department's inspector general completes an independent investigation of the allegations.
Employee Policy
IFPTE urges Congress to reject TVA privatization
The International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers is urging leaders of the congressional committees that oversee the Tennessee Valley Authority to reject the administration's proposal to divest the TVA.
Pay
House lawmakers say new CFC rules could backfire
A bipartisan group House legislators is pushing back at new draft regulations from the Office of Personnel Management that make major changes to the way the Combined Federal Campaign is operated.
Employee Policy
Postal unions pool efforts to oppose White House reform proposal
The leaders of four major postal unions wrote a letter to the leaders of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to express their opposition to the president's budget proposals concerning the U.S. Postal Service—as well as the committee's plans to try to marry those proposals with its own legislation.
Employee Policy