Reps. want Trump officials on the record about OPM breakup Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee want the chance to interview agency officials to get the details of a plan to reorganize the Office of Personnel Management. By: Jessie Bur 1 day ago
This week in Congress: The next Defense Secretary (maybe) Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of July 15, 2019. By: Leo Shane III 2 days ago
House votes to curb Trump’s war powers, challenging Senate to act The House has passed legislation with limits on President Donald Trump’s ability to strike Iran without the consent of Congress. By: Joe Gould 4 days ago
Military budget showdown set as Democrats advance authorization bill over GOP objections The $733 billion military policy bill includes a host of progressive priorities, including limits on the nuclear weapons arsenal and new rules for transgender recruits. By: Leo Shane III and Joe Gould 4 days ago
‘Follow the damn law’: Bipartisan criticism flies over Trump’s emergency arm sales For more than an hour, senators pushed a State Department official on what constitutes an emergency, whether the Iran situation had escalated to that point and if the Trump administration plans to use the exemption again. By: Aaron Mehta 6 days ago
House Democratic leaders hopeful progressive wing won’t derail defense policy bill House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith says progressives have a path to vote for the chamber’s annual defense policy bill. By: Joe Gould 6 days ago
How disaster spending plans fell short on OMB’s watch The Government Accountability Office found that a lack of Office of Management and Budget guidance resulted in insufficient documentation that disaster relief funds were spent efficiently. By: Chloe Rogers 6 days ago
Judge blocks government lawyers from quitting census fight "Defendants provide no reasons, let alone 'satisfactory reasons,' for the substitution of counsel," the judge wrote. By: Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press July 9
Court to Trump: Blocking Twitter critics is unconstitutional A three-judge federal appeals court panel agreed with a lower court judge who said President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment when he blocks critics on his Twitter account. By: Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press July 9
Important federal records remain at risk of being lost or destroyed And one of the explanations given by the National Archives and Records Administration for its poor performance? It can’t quite figure out how many federal agencies actually exist to monitor. By: Chloe Rogers July 8
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