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Management
President Obama Announces Plan to 'Fix As Much of Our Immigration System As I Can'
In a Monday statement from the White House, the president laid out a path for executive action.
Defense
Behind Dianne Feinstein's Calculated Rebuke of the White House
Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman went public with her anger in the hours after prisoner swap was revealed.
Defense
Obama Tells Congressional Leaders He Won’t Seek Authority on Next Steps on Iraq
There was no outrage from top Republicans following a critical meeting on the unfolding crisis.
Defense
White House Knew Bergdahl Swap Would Go Through a Day Before It Happened
Top Senate Democrat says there was no time for the Obama administration to notify Congress 30-days in advance of the trade.
Management
House Democratic Leadership 'Leaning Toward' Playing Ball on Benghazi Select Committee
Democrats would appoint 5 members, but still think the committee is a sideshow.
Management
The Latest Battleground for Immigration Reform Lies Within the Military
A proposal to let dreamers enlist in the military, and get legal status, has stalled in Congress.
Defense
Here Are the Republicans Serving on the Benghazi Select Committee
But it's still not clear if any Democrats will be joining them.
Defense
Republicans Have Created Their Benghazi Select Committee. Now What?
The House approved the special panel, with little Democratic support.
Defense
S.C. Republican Will Head Up the Benghazi Select Committee
But Democrats haven't committed to participating in it.
Management
Ted Cruz: John Kerry Should Resign Over Israel 'Apartheid' Comment
The Texas Republican is upset with comments the secretary of State made at a closed-door meeting.
Oversight
Virginia Hasn't Learned Anything From Last Year's Government Shutdown
The commonwealth's current budget impasse centers around Medicaid expansion.
Management
The One Democratic Priority President Obama Won't Take Executive Action On
His actions on pay equity have some advocates wondering when he'll sign an order to ban LGBT workplace discrimination.
Defense
Senator Dismisses Claim Her 'Emotional' Views Compromised a Report on Torture
Intelligence Committee chairwoman calls the accusation 'nonsense.'
Defense
Senate Takes First Step to Declassify Report on CIA Interrogations
The next step: bringing the massive report to the public.
Management
Senate Raises Debt Ceiling
Congress has voted to suspend the debt limit until March 2015. But this doesn't mean the fight is permanently over.
Management
These Conservatives Are Done Fighting Over the Debt Ceiling
The last time around, they put up a giant fight over government funding. Now some Republicans have mellowed out—and would settle for a clean bill.
Management
Republicans Scrap Plan to Tie Debt Limit Vote to Keystone, Obamacare
Many GOP lawmakers anticipate the House will eventually vote on a clean debt ceiling increase.
Oversight
Musical Chairs at State of the Union Hasn't Inspired Harmony on Hill
Bipartisan seating has become a staple at recent State of the Union addresses, but Congress's problems are too big for a seating chart to fix.
Oversight
Rest Up From the Budget Fight, Because There's a Debt Ceiling One Around the Corner
Republicans are trying to figure out what they can get using the debt limit as leverage.
