Oversight
Senate Approves Massive Spending Measure
Action means most agencies will get full fiscal year funding.
Oversight
Senators Strike Deal to Vote on Spending Measure
After a long day of bickering, the two parties have agreed to vote on the massive "CROmnibus" Saturday night.
Oversight
Eyeing the Exits, Senate GOP Expects Swift Spending Bill Passage
Lawmakers will wrap up the 113th Congress in a matter of days.
Oversight
Terrorism Risk Insurance Plan Likely to Falter in the Senate
Barring a change, the federal backstop against terrorist attacks will expire at the end of the year.
Oversight
Lawmakers Unveil Details of Plan to Keep Government Open
$1 trillion spending bill would fund most agencies through September, with the exception of DHS.
Oversight
Federal Spending Bill Slowed by Last-Minute Additions
Weekend session looks possible as omnibus negotiations drag on.
Management
The Final Goal of the 113th Congress: Keep the Government Open
Members will race to finish omnibus, defense bill, and key nominations before adjournment.
Oversight
Reid vs. White House Tensions Cloud Majority's Final Days
Divides over electoral strategy and a tax deal reflect stresses between the Senate's top Democrat and the Obama administration.
Oversight
Obama's Pick to Head Immigration Agency Caught in Executive-Order Crossfire
Nominee to run ICE has cleared two Senate committees, but it's unclear if Democrats will get her approved before they lose the majority.
Defense
Endgame Negotiations Intensify as Defense, Tax Deals Near
Lawmakers still mulling appropriations strategy as agreements on other issues take shape.
Oversight
Spending, Immigration, and Tax Fights Will Dominate Final Days of 113th Congress
A standoff over how or whether to defund President Obama's executive order lies ahead before lawmakers adjourn.
Management
Lynch's Attorney General Nomination Slipping to 2015
Obama's Justice Dept. pick will likely be taken up by the GOP-controlled Senate next year.
Oversight
Pipeline Politics Dominate Pre-Thanksgiving Action in Congress
Storm clouds brew over spending bill to keep government open, promised immigration action.
Management
Homeland Security Announces Travel Restrictions to Stall Ebola Outbreak
Flights between the U.S. and Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea will now require additional screenings.
Oversight
Congress Prepares to Offer More Money for Ebola Fight
As they await a White House request, appropriators are beginning to get their ducks in a row.
Oversight
Yes, the House Is Going Home Already. No, This Isn't Some Kind of Record.
The GOP House has actually worked for more days in 2014 than they have in most recent election years.
Oversight
Senate Likely to Pass Bill Keeping Government Open
Measure is the beginning of a tougher conversation that will wait until after Election Day.
Defense
Obama Considering Boots on the Ground in Iraq
But the troops would not engage in combat, the White House says.
Oversight
Benghazi Select Committee to Meet With Victims' Families This Week
"If they have questions that are still out there, I think we want to know what those questions are," ranking Democrat says.
Oversight
Congressman Suggests Issa Install Pool to Root Out Suspected Witches
Democrat Tony Cardenas trolls Darrell Issa in calling for a “Senator Joseph R. McCarthy Memorial Truth Pond."
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