Doubts about plan to allow all in feds health program
Plan to allow all in federal employees health insurance program raises criticisms and serious questions.
The U.S. shifts left
Republicans took a step back from the tea party, and the country is moving another direction.
In the Loop: Who says poster board isn’t interesting?
A Web site showcases Congress’s visual aids.
The GOP’s storytime
At Wed.’s Obamacare hearings, Republicans in particular succumbed to governing by anecdote.
Paper nautical charts? That’s so 1862.
NOAA announces that it will no longer print nautical charts, which have been available for most of the last two centuries. Welcome to the digital seas, old salts.
Senators call for resignation of top DHS auditor
Whistleblowers have accused acting Homeland Security Inspector General Charles Edwards of misconduct and abuse of power.
Republicans don’t have a women problem. They have a single women problem.
Ken Cuccinelli lost among women by 9 points. He lost among single women by 42.
History suggests Herring has a shot in Va. recount
Herring’s deficit falls well within the margin by with recounts have shifted past statewide races.
Does Virginia now tilt toward Democrats?
Democrats just keep winning statewide elections in the Commonwealth.
Winners and losers from Election Night 2013
Our take on the best — and the worst — from the night that was.
Chris Christie’s dominant performance, by the numbers
The Republican won nearly a third of liberals, exit poll data show.
Nancy Pelosi does Letterman’s top 10 little-known House facts (VIDEO)
“No. 7: Our cafeteria chef created the original ‘House salad.’“
An unusual personnel announcement?
New congressional communications director puts out announcement of his own promotion
Hyping the number of terrorism deaths
Rep. Mike Rogers uses a terrorism figure not approved by the State Department.
TSA bashing: Is it warranted?
The shooting of several TSA officers at LAX came amid a near-constant drumbeat of criticism directed at the agency.
For the GOP, it’s New Jersey vs. Virginia and pragmatism vs. purity
The governors races pitted the tea party against the GOP establishment, and the party’s stark divisions about the path forward are likely to linger.
House primary in Alabama a win for GOP’s business wing
Bradley Byrne defeated Dean Young, a Christian conservative, in a blow to the Republicans’ tea-party bloc.
Christie wins by landslide; de Blasio is N.Y.’s new mayor
Reelection in New Jersey sets up Gov. Christie for presidential run in 2016.
6 takeaways from Election Night 2013
Christie’s win and Cuccinelli’s loss give the GOP a way forward. But they must convince their base.
A good case against the filibuster
The GOP is blocking qualified appointees by the president.
In the Loop: What do D.C. and Toronto have in common?
The words “mayor” and “crack” come to mind, but wait! There’s more!
New OPM boss faces federal employee morale problems
New OPM boss takes office during difficult time for federal employees, including morale issues and pay cuts.
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