Management
Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Transition Team Ethics Requirements
Bill also clarifies GSA’s role during presidential changeovers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Wrapping Up The Detroit Debates
Joe Biden is still the frontrunner for the 2020 Democrats.
Management
Democrats Battle Over the Past and Present of Immigration
The 2020 presidential candidates know they’re against Donald Trump, but they are sharply divided over what kind of enforcement should be used at the border.
Defense
One Theme Unites 2020 Dems: Rein in President’s War Powers
Many voted to repeal the old AUMFs; Buttigieg proposes a 3-year sunset.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Joe Biden Does Not Have a Command of the World Wide Web
The former veep had some trouble with his site name. Or maybe it's the name of his rocket ship.
Defense
The Promise Presidential Candidates Never Make Good On
Most Democrats want to end the war in Afghanistan, but the next president will have to weigh the trade-off between a responsibility to the American public and what the U.S. owes a country it invaded and promised to rebuild.
Management
Analysis: How Did The Presidential Campaign Get To Be So Long?
While other countries set strict limits on the length of campaigns, American presidential races have become drawn-out, years-long affairs. It wasn’t always this way.
Management
Federal Election Agency, Hungry for Funds, Now Pays for Officials to Get to Office
Congressional overseers raise concerns as the Election Assistance Commission picks up the tab for commissioners commuting to work from out of state.
Workforce
Presidential Hopeful Vows to Double the Number of Career Diplomats at State
Democratic candidate would create new recruiting pipelines and pay structures to boost workforce.
Defense
Democrats Couldn’t Agree on Top National-Security Threats
The candidates’ different answers reflect the Democratic Party’s deeper divisions on foreign policy.
Management
The Most Unrealistic Proposal in the Democratic Presidential Primary
Michael Bennet and Elizabeth Warren want members of Congress to ban themselves from ever lobbying after they leave office. Here’s why it’ll never happen.
Oversight
Six White House Employees Violated Hatch Act With MAGA Tweets
Special Counsel absolves four others, including Mick Mulvaney and Sarah Sanders.
Management
Flying Trump To Midterm Rallies To Stump For Republicans Cost Taxpayers Millions
Trump criticized Air Force One travel to campaign stops when Obama was in office.
Oversight
Marijuana Expands Into 3 More States, But Nationwide Legalization Still Unlikely
Quietly, however, the Trump administration has sought public comments on reclassifying marijuana.
Oversight
The Republican Space Fans Exiting the House
The next Congress will be missing a few longtime advocates of exploration.
Oversight
What the Midterms Mean for National Security
House Democrats are poised to boost oversight of the Pentagon — and its commander-in-chief.
Tech
Once Again, It Looks Like Russians Tried To Interfere With U.S. Elections
More meddling into Facebook and Instagram.
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.
Oversight
ICE, Dispelling Rumors, Says It Won’t Patrol Polling Places
False claims that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is interfering at polling locations have cropped up intermittently over the past two years.
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