Management

Boehner in Another GOP Quandary Over Border-Funding Request

House Republicans will meet Tuesday to begin forming a response to Obama's bid for $3.7 billion.

Oversight

Family Presses Ahead With Lawsuit in Fatal Capitol Hill Shooting

Justice Department officials are not pursuing charges against the two Secret Service officers and two Capitol Police officers involved.

Management

Your P.O. Box Just Got More Expensive

Price hike has not attracted wide attention amid the outcry over the agency's push to close or downsize more than 80 mail-processing facilities nationwide after January.

Oversight

Doing Nothing Is—to Some—Doing Something

The GOP is blamed for blocking action in Congress, but conservatives say that’s just what they were sent here to do.

Oversight

The Boehner Lawsuit Against Obama Is Beginning to Take Shape

A vote on the resolution to authorize the legal action is set for the week before August break.

Oversight

A Catch-All Package of Spending Bills Is Looking More Likely

Appropriations bills are on Congress' long list of unfinished business.

Oversight

As Infamous Germ-Research Lab Moves West, What Happens to Plum Island?

Homeland Security wants to sell the mysterious island to developers, but some lawmakers fear damage to the Long Island Sound's ecology.

Management

Foxx: Highway Cuts Coming Aug. 1 Unless Congress Acts

States will soon face a 28 percent cut in federal funding for repairs to roads and bridges, Transportation chief warns.

Management

As Highway Fund Drains, Are We on the Road to Ruin, or Not?

Some in Congress say a crisis is looming this summer with thousands of construction jobs threatened, yet recess will begin as scheduled Thursday.

Oversight

Mike Rogers: Lawmakers Should Spend More Time in D.C.

Outgoing congressman says more district time, less committee work, diminishes expertise on important concerns.

Oversight

Misdemeanor Guilty Plea Rejected in Capitol Police Manager's Embezzlement Case

Case involves Deborah K. Lewis' previous employment at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Oversight

Tensions Mount Over Spending Bills as Congress Nears July 4 Homestretch

Highway funding, VA reforms and Iraq will also keep lawmakers busy ahead of the recess.

Defense

Here Comes the Army Investigation Into Bowe Bergdahl's Capture

Don't expect any fast answers.

Oversight

Allegations of an Inappropriate Relationship Hit U.S. Capitol Police

Relationship may have helped subordinate get a plum assignment in background investigations.

Oversight

Transportation Chief Wants Congress to 'Get Past Gimmicks' on Highway Funding

Proposal to save money through cutting Saturday postal deliveries is at best a one-year patch, Foxx says.