Management

Convention insiders: ‘It’s Hillary’s if she wants it’ in 2016

The secretary of state is currently the clear frontrunner to be the Democratic candidate next time around.

Pay & Benefits

Congressional insiders back boosting employee retirement contributions

Big majority of Republicans and relatively high percentage of Democrats eye overhauling federal retirement system.

Oversight

Political insiders view shutdown as likely

As of Thursday afternoon, Capitol Hill operatives think both sides still had reason to hold their ground.

News

Political insiders say public uninformed about policy issues

Democrats in particular think Americans don't "know enough about the issues facing Washington to form wise opinions about what should be done."

Defense

Republicans signal delay on 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal

Senators say there won't be enough time during the lame-duck session to adequately debate the ban on gays serving openly in the military.

Oversight

Obama team reaches new heights in diversity

When Bush holdovers are excluded, white men make up just under half of the people filling senior posts in the administration.

Oversight

Plotting an Endgame

Parties race to find winning strategies in two-month dash to Election Day.

Oversight

Tickets Out of Iowa

This may be the year that conventional wisdom about the Iowa caucuses proves wrong.

Oversight

In W. They Trust

Some conservative pundits are up in arms, but many in the GOP base seem quite content with President Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court.

Management

Team Bush

By placing White House loyalists in key Cabinet departments, President Bush has moved to solidify his control of the government in his second term.

Defense

Commander-in-chief

Not since 1952 has a retired senior military commander been a serious first-time contender for the presidency. Former NATO military Cmdr. Wesley Clark could change that.

News

Shrinking surplus may paint Bush into a corner

News

Bush turns to old Washington hands to fill key posts

An analysis in National Journal 's new "Decision Makers" issue shows that President Bush seems to have forgotten some of his anti-Washington campaign rhetoric in filling the top jobs in his administration.

News

For the 43rd President, it's ready, set, govern

It may be a myth that a President must make significant accomplishments in his first 100 days to be successful, but that doesn't change the fact that George W. Bush is under pressure to get off to a quick start.

News

Now it's President-elect Bush. What next?

The 2000 election has finally come to an end. Now comes the hard part for George W. Bush--figuring out how to govern.

News

The guess list: Who Bush and Gore might appoint to top jobs

News

For Bush backers, it's all about leadership

For Bush backers, it's all about leadership