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Oversight
House Conservatives Won't Criticize Oregon Protests
Some GOP lawmakers express sympathy toward the Bundy-led effort to take over a federal wildlife refuge.
Pay & Benefits
It's Official: There Won't Be a Government Shutdown
Congress easily clears massive omnibus spending bill, and Obama signs it.
Oversight
Visa-Waiver Deal Could Smooth Path for an Omnibus Bill to Avoid Shutdown
The agreement on visas may ease some pressure on negotiators, though plenty of thorny issues remain.
Oversight
Ryan's Ascent, Budget Deal Force a Message Change for Democrats
The minority is now focused on warning that a functional GOP will be worse for the country than a dysfunctional one.
Oversight
Ryan Is Elected Speaker, Vows to Fix “Broken” House
All but nine Republicans ended up voting for the party’s new leader.
Oversight
Export-Import Bank Gets Unstuck in the House, While Its Senate Fate Is Uncertain
A discharge petition finally budged the bill out of the lower chamber. What's next?
Oversight
House Republicans Are Waiting for Paul Ryan to Make Up His Mind
The House GOP met Friday to determine what happens next.
Oversight
Republican Leaders Preparing to Make Deal on Raising Spending Caps
It’s unclear how far they will be willing to go.
Oversight
Congressional Democrats Don't Trust Iran, But Do They Trust Obama?
The president needs his own party to believe he got the best possible deal.
Defense
Despite Risks, Democrats Maintain Stand on Pentagon Spending
The minority party is betting that opposition to the defense bill won't hurt it next November.
Defense
Democrats Fight 'Double Standard' for Defense Spending
Republicans can't bust through spending caps for the Pentagon's budget but stick with them for civilian agencies, Democrats say.
Oversight
Budget Fight Gives Democrat a Chance to Court Liberal Skeptics
Top House Budget Committee Democrat Rep. Chris Van Hollen has a platform he can use in his Senate primary battle with Donna Edwards.
Defense
Obama's War Authority Request Is Stuck
A month after the White House released a draft AUMF, the measure isn't gaining support in either chamber or party.
Management
Democrats to the Rescue: Congress Averts Shutdown for One More Week
Republicans could not muster support for the three-week bill and had to move a one-week measure instead.
Oversight
Republicans Scramble for DHS Votes, Without Democrats' Help
GOP pulls the No Child Left Behind bill from floor schedule as leaders put out fires on the DHS front.
Oversight
Hoyer Calls McCarthy a 'Coward' Over DHS Funding
Tensions build on House floor over GOP plan to move short-term bill to avert shutdown.
Oversight
Ted Cruz's Mission for NASA: More Space, Less Earth
The new space subcommittee chairman thinks the Obama administration has the agency overly focused on climate change at the expense of exploring the cosmos.
Oversight
Democrats Say a Short-Term DHS Bill Would Be Terrible. They May Vote for It Anyway.
Despite the dire consequences of a stopgap funding measure, it would be hard for Democrats to oppose.
Oversight
Why Democrats Won't Cave on Immigration to Avoid a Shutdown
Democrats believe that the optics of a partial shutdown will favor them.
Oversight
Democrats Flip the Script on Security Spending
They attempt to use Paris, Islamic State, and 9/11 in debate over DHS bill and immigration.
