Oversight
Democrats Confident of Spending Deal, One Week from Shutdown Deadline
Bipartisan negotiations on border security are reportedly likely to fall far short of President Trump’s $5.6 billion wall request.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President's National Prayer Breakfast Experience
Donald Trump attended the annual gathering and made news.
Tech
Four U.S. Ambassadors Misused Social Media, Watchdog Finds
State Department will tighten policy against personal postings.
Oversight
HHS Removed Webpages on Contraception Coverage Under Obamacare
Transparency group flags unannounced changes, which the department defends as reorganizing material.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The State of the Union, Joshua Trump and Nancy Pelosi
Late-night gets another shot at the president's big speech.
Defense
Pentagon Behind in Taking Action on Watchdog’s Recommendations
GAO tells lawmakers Defense’s 67 percent rate of acting on auditors’ advice trails the rest of government.
Oversight
Republicans Blast Democrats' Effort to Boost Ethics in Government
Ethics experts says reforms are needed before the "public's trust in government is shattered beyond repair."
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President's Second State of the Union Gave America Choices
"We must choose between greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance, incredible progress or pointless destruction."
Oversight
Republican Lawmakers Challenge GSA Watchdog's Trump Hotel Probe
Document demand says IG offered “no evidence” of political interference with agency.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Who Will Be The Designated Survivor Tuesday Night?
It can't be Wilbur Ross or Matt Whitaker.
Oversight
119 Agency Officials Noted for Visiting Trump Properties
Ethics group CREW researched president’s 1,400 "known conflicts of interest."
Oversight
Play of the Day: Touring the Oval Office With The President
Trump likes to show people around his workplace.
Oversight
ICE Regularly Covers Up 'Deficient Conditions' by Giving Waivers to Its Detention Contractors
ICE found 14,000 violations at its contracted detention facilities, but issued financial punishments in just two cases.
Oversight
Play of the Day: 'A Wall is a Wall'
On Twitter, the president is defining his signature policy again.
Management
House Armed Services Members Challenge Pentagon on Climate Change
Democrats ask Defense chief for revisions to report, citing statutory requirements.
Oversight
Congress Just Wants to Be Left Alone
As House and Senate lawmakers begin their border-security talks, they’ve managed to agree on at least one thing.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The White House's Notes
John Bolton has his notepad, but what do the other members of the administration have?
Oversight
IRS Private Debt Collectors Make Deals That Don’t Always Pan Out
Customer satisfaction is high for four companies, but payment calculations can be wrong, watchdog finds.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Weather, Climate and the President
Donald Trump tweeted about climate and had another typo issue.
Oversight