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Oversight
Senate Likely to Pass Bill Keeping Government Open
Measure is the beginning of a tougher conversation that will wait until after Election Day.
Management
The Head-On Politics of Going Around Congress on Climate Change
White House faces collision with GOP over global pact that wouldn't go through Senate.
Oversight
The Senate's Scattershot Approach to Ferguson
Lawmakers are pursuing a subcommittee hearing, a bill, and review of a Defense program, but nothing is expected to pass when senators return in September.
Oversight
How Jeff Sessions Became a Leader in the Immigration Fight
Republicans have been split over how to proceed on immigration since national leaders began to call for comprehensive reform.
Oversight
A Historically Unproductive Congress Inches Toward Finish Line
Appropriations bills are among the unfinished business; any burst of big-ticket legislation after the August recess looks unlikely.
Oversight
Senate Border Funding Bill Goes Down
Chamber heads home for recess unable to agree on an immigration measure.
Oversight
House GOP Leaders Pull Votes on Border-Funding Package
Decision represented a major embarrassment for Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team.
Oversight
Senate Remains Stalled on Spending Bills
A short-term measure will probably be necessary to keep government open after Sept. 30.
Management
Congress Tries to Cram in Border Response, VA Reforms Before Summer Recess
Hurdles remain before legislators leave for the summer.
Oversight
Both Parties Looking to Pare Down Obama's Border Funding
Senate Democrats propose to cut $1 billion from the president's request; House Republicans are expected to unveil an even deeper cut.
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
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
In Wake of Scandal, VA Nominees Stuck in Senate Limbo
Key jobs remain vacant as the Senate deals with treatment of veterans and a backlog of nominees.
Oversight
IRS Scandal, Defense Policy Bill on Tap for a Tense Week on Hill
Nomination hearings for HHS secretary will also begin.
Pay & Benefits
The Politics of Process Plague Senate Vets Bill
A rift between Democrats and Republicans over amendments is threatening legislation that would reverse an unpopular cut to veterans’ pensions.
Management
Here's What's Happening After the Debt Ceiling: Nothing
As lawmakers head into Presidents Day recess, they have few big-ticket legislative aspirations this year, only a few accomplishments, and plenty of time to campaign.
Management
Senate Democrats Warn Republicans Against Debt-Ceiling Wish List
Republicans, however, have not committed to making demands in exchange for increasing the $17 trillion debt limit.
Oversight
Crusader Against Government Waste Cuts Senate Career Short
Tom Coburn, R-Okla., is battling a recurrence of cancer.
Oversight
Senators Eye Changes to Military Pension Provision in Budget Deal
The measure could be amended next year, before the pension cuts take effect.
Oversight
Appropriators Will Work Through the Holidays to Avoid a Shutdown
Congress must pass a spending package implementing the budget deal by Jan. 15.
