He will be the first African American to head DHS
Congress
Clergy Urge Senate Intelligence Committee to Declassify CIA Interrogation Report
The 6,000-page report, which documents use of torture, was approved last year, but has yet to be made public
House Republican Strategy for 2014 Victory: Think Small, Do Little
With the generic ballot surprisingly turning their way, no one wants to jinx it
House Passes Budget Bill to Increase Spending, Reverse Some Automatic Cuts
Bill prevents another government shutdown
Senate Pulls All Nighter on Post-Nuclear Nominations
As if things could get even more log-jammed in Congress, the Senate grinds to a virtual halt
Mel Watt Confirmed as Head of Federal Housing Finance Agency
Obama promises that the new leadership will help create an agency that Americans can be proud of
Will Congress Go All-In on Online Gaming?
The House mulls the future of online gambling
Conservative Groups Try to Kill Emerging Budget Agreement
‘The deal is not going to be what mainstream Republicans hoped for’
Don’t Look Now: The Do-Nothing Congress Is About to Get Stuff Done
A historically unproductive Congress takes up a series of important legislations and nominations during its final two weeks of the year
Florida Congressman Lost $18 Million in Stock Scheme
Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida confirmed Monday that he was the main victim in a Virginia-based scheme
Tense Endgame for Budget Talks
One week from deadline, budget negotiators Rep. Paul Ryan and Sen. Patty Murray are a few billion dollars apart from a deal
TSA Made Half-a-Million Bucks From Abandoned Pocket Change Last Year
That change you leave behind in bins at security check points adds up
Stumped By Earth, Congress Looks For Intelligent Life Elsewhere
The Congress that shut the government down ponders how we would talk to a planet of zebras