Defense
How Obama's Gun-Control Push Inverted the Politics of the No-Fly List
Democrats, once critics of Bush-era terror policies, have decided they’re a useful tool, while Republicans have rediscovered the importance of due process.
Oversight
Obama Shows Resigned Anger After San Bernardino
The president holds a mirror up to America, and finds the U.S. exceptional in grotesque ways.
Management
Is Donald Trump Serious About a Database of Muslims?
Asked how ideas he has endorsed would be different from Nazi enrollment of Jews, the Republican frontrunner simply said, “You tell me.”
Management
Trump, Carson and a GOP Presidential Race Turning Ever More Bizarre
Just as the campaign seemed to be settling down, it takes a series of dramatic twists.
Management
Obama Administration Smacks Down DEA Chief on the 'Ferguson Effect'
Chuck Rosenberg is the second appointee to break ranks with the president over whether police are “chilled” by scrutiny.
Management
George H.W. Bush's Criticisms of Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney Go Back 40 Years
The 41st president’s comments criticizing two of his son’s closest advisers on the Iraq war are rooted in tensions dating back to the Ford administration.
Management
Paul Ryan Says the House Won't Take Up Immigration Reform. Does That Help or Hurt Marco Rubio?
The new speaker says the House won't pass a bill while Barack Obama is in office—a vow that could help Marco Rubio in the primary but hurt him in the general election.
Management
Hillary Clinton Wants to Counterbalance the NRA's Influence
Twenty percent of Americans say they won’t support a candidate who doesn’t back stricter gun laws—but twice as many gun-rights backers say the reverse.
Management
FBI Director James Comey: Crime Spike May Be a Result of the 'Ferguson Effect'
Comey worries that a spike in crime in some cities is caused by police who are afraid to do their jobs because of public scrutiny.
Defense
Thursday's Benghazi Hearing Was Tense, Lengthy
Hearing represented the climax of months of investigations and weeks of political sparring.
Management
Why Is Fiorina Plummeting in the Polls?
After she took the Republican field by storm in September, two polls show her slipping back into the second tier of candidates.
Oversight
Ex-Staffer: Benghazi Committee Became Focused on Politically Harming Clinton
With a fired staffer’s accusations, the claim that the panel has become largely a political witch hunt to hurt Hillary Clinton has become mainstream.
Management
Snowden Says He'd Go to Prison to Come Back to the United States
Speaking to the BBC, the NSA whistleblower said his lawyers were still awaiting a plea deal from the government.
Management
What We Talk About When We Talk About Clinton's Accomplishments
A campaign centered around the former State Department chief's long track record seems unable to detail what that record includes.
Management
National Interagency Fire Center: The 2015 Fire Season is Among the Worst in Recent Memory
Drought and climate change have combined to produce the largest area burned in more than a decade.
Oversight
Donald Trump and the Price of Loyalty Oaths
The GOP convinces Donald Trump to sign its pledge—but was it actually Trump who outsmarted the party’s establishment?
Management
How FEMA Director Craig Fugate Wants to Reshape Disaster Management
Fugate on why the Katrina response failed, why it’s important to talk about “survivors” instead of “victims,” and why citizens can’t just wait for the government to save them in a huge disaster
Defense
Robert Gates, Overseer of the Demise of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' at Defense, Welcomes Gay Scoutmasters to the Boy Scouts
The former Pentagon chief is an unlikely gay-rights hero.
Defense
Martin O’Malley’s Linking of Climate Change and ISIS Isn’t As Crazy As You Might Think
Conservatives mocked the Democratic presidential candidate, but there’s evidence of a connection between drought and the Syrian civil war.
Pay & Benefits
What Was the Purpose of the OPM Hack?
Officials think the massive data breach revealed this week is part of an effort by China to build a database of U.S. government workers.
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