Oversight

Obama and Boehner Duke It Out in Dueling Network Interviews

The Democratic president and the Republican speaker offered their perspectives on ISIS, the 2014 election campaign, and their respective economic records.

Management

Can Rand Paul's Brand Play in San Francisco?

The Kentucky Republican and likely presidential candidate "is in the process" of opening an office in the Bay Area.

Management

House GOP Hires New Firm to Sue Obama After the First One Bails

The original firm, BakerHostetler, bowed out due to "political pressure," so the House has hired William Burck to handle its lawsuit against the president over Obamacare.

Oversight

Congress Heads Home After Exhausting Eight Days of Work

Congress is cutting its session short and returning to the campaign trail after voting on President Obama's request to arm Syrian rebels.

Defense

Benghazi Panel Succeeds In Avoiding Partisan Spectacle (So Far)

The House Select Committee on Benghazi held its first hearing on Wednesday, and lawmakers mostly managed to steer clear of grandstanding.

Management

Obama Warns Ebola Outbreak Is 'Spiraling Out of Control'

The president said the disease could infect hundreds of thousands of people if it isn't stopped, but the chances of it hitting the U.S. remain "extremely low."

Defense

White House Blows Up General's Hypothetical ISIS Ground Force

Gen. Martin Dempsey suggested deploying ground troops to fight ISIS if airstrikes didn't work. The White House promptly slammed the door shut.

Oversight

House Republicans Fast-Track Obama's ISIS Offensive for Wednesday Vote

Provision would be voted on as an amendment to a federal funding bill the House has to pass by the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown.

Defense

Taliban Suicide Blast Near U.S. Base Kills Three Soldiers in Kabul

The car bomb was set off just a couple hundred yards from the U.S. embassy, killing three and wounding more than a dozen others.

Defense

The Pentagon Sent Extra Military Gear to School Districts Too

A coalition of civil rights groups is asking the Defense Department to stop transfers of military equipment to school districts.

Defense

What the White House Means When It Says 'We're at War' with ISIS

'We are at war with [ISIS] in the same way that we are at war with Al Qaeda and its affiliates around the world,' White House press secretary Josh Earnest said.

Oversight

George W. Bush Never Wanted To Be a 'Wartime President'

Bush offered recollections of the 2001 terrorist attacks during a luncheon in Cleveland.

Oversight

Boehner Says He'll Give Obama What He Wants on ISIL

Speaker criticized parts of President Obama's plan but said Congress should approve what he asked for anyway.

Oversight

House Benghazi Select Committee Finally Gets Around to Holding a Hearing

The special House committee had disappeared from public view after it was created in May.

Defense

John Kerry Stops in Baghdad Ahead of Obama Speech

The unannounced visit gave Kerry the opportunity for a public show of support with Iraq's new, more inclusive government.

Management

AmeriCorps Is Almost Old Enough to Drink

The national service organization turns 20 this year, and three ex-presidents will join President Obama to say, "Happy Birthday."

Defense

Republicans Mum on ISIL Until They Can Attack Obama's Plan

Speaker John Boehner doesn't want to commit to congressional action until he hears from the president.

Oversight

White House Swears Obama's Immigration Delay Is His Last One

Delay is intended to take the issue out of a "hyper-partisan, hyper-polarized" pre-election environment, spokesman says.

Defense

The Campaign Against ISIL Could Outlast Obama's Presidency

The strategy President Obama will outline to the nation to defeat the Islamic State would take three years – if not more – to carry out, officials said.

Management

Bill Clinton Was George W. Bush's Secret White House Whisperer

Former President George W. Bush picked his predecessor's brain twice a year during his second term in the White House, former President Bill Clinton revealed on Monday.