Defense

Obama: Fort Hood Shooting 'Tears a Wound Still Raw'

'It is love, tested by tragedy, that brings us together again,' the president said at a memorial for the victims in Texas on Wednesday.

Tech

Did the USAID Cuban Twitter Debacle 'Taint All USAID Employees as Spies?'

Sen. Patrick Leahy asked if that was the case at an appropriations hearing Tuesday.

Oversight

New Nutrition Labels Will Make You Feel Guilty

The FDA wants to make sure you can't miss calorie amounts on food labels. But will that change your eating habits?

Defense

What We Know About the Reported Plane Hijacking During the Sochi Opening Ceremony

Plane, diverted to Istanbul, originated in Ukraine; Turkish forces reportedly have subdued hijacker.

Oversight

Americans Really Don't Like Their Government Right Now

65 percent say they are very or somewhat dissatisfied with their system of government.

Management

Jack Lew to Congress: We'll Hit the Debt-Ceiling By Early March

Treasury chief pens letter to John Boehner reminding him that the debt ceiling was only extended to February.

Oversight

The Government's Surprising History of Squirrel Population Engineering

One man's mission to stock the National Mall with 'interesting little animals.'

Management

FAA (Finally) Eases Restrictions on Gadgets

Policy change can go into effect as soon as airlines are ready.

Defense

Meet Jeh Johnson: Drone Lawyer and Obama's Secretary of Homeland Security Nominee

If his name doesn't sound familiar his pet issues will: Drones and the end of Don't Ask Don't Tell

Oversight

Reopen the Government or a Pandemic Could Kill Us All

Like the military, the CDC protects us from outside threats. So why is it so severely furloughed?

Management

Obama: 'We Can't Make Extortion Routine As Part of Our Democracy'

At a Tuesday press conference, the president hit on the GOP debt-ceiling and shutdown strategy.

Oversight

More Than 1/4 of Americans Really Don't Like Their Government Right Now

Anger with the federal government is now the highest since 1997, Pew says.

Oversight

How to Explain the Continuing Resolution to Your Friends at Happy Hour

You can think of it as a football game; the GOP needs to break the Democrats to get the touchdown that will obliterate health reform.