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For the first time, a senator is opposing the VA secretary nominee
Before Tuesday, no senator had ever voted against a VA secretary nominee.
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Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh begins making his case to senators
While Republicans have set a goal of confirming Kavanaugh this fall, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said speed isn’t the goal. The vetting process, he said, is “going to be thorough and going to be done right.”
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Whistleblowers’ options for legal appeals just got wider
Newly signed legislation allows federal employees to officially appeal their whistleblower cases beyond the standard Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Schumer: ‘Yawning gap’ between Trump’s North Korea denuclearization claims — and reality
Washington-Pyongyang talks “have thus far been a flop,” says the Senate’s top Democrat.
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This week in Congress: Filling VA’s top vacancy
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 9.
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Think Russian elections-meddling is fake news? Lawmakers disagree
The Senate Intelligence Committee announced it agreed with a 2017 assessment that said that Moscow preferred Trump during the 2016 presidential elections.
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5 new approaches to improving AI research
The chief scientist for applied research and methods at the Government Accountability Office made recommendations to policymakers and researchers about the future of improving and incorporating artificial intelligence.
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Senators propose funding to restore National Park System
The bipartisan Senate bill would address the multibillion-dollar backlog of needed repairs to roads, buildings and infrastructure at U.S. national parks.
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Senate confirms new military commander in Afghanistan, South Korean ambassador
Lawmakers also approved a new South Korean ambassador and the next head of Pacific Air Forces.
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Can Congress salvage a broken cyber strategy?
Amid a barrage of recent criticism leveled at both the Trump and Obama administrations for a cybersecurity policy that is either entirely absent or timid, proposed legislation is sending a clear message: America needs a plan.
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For the first time, a senator is opposing the VA secretary nominee
Before Tuesday, no senator had ever voted against a VA secretary nominee.
-
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh begins making his case to senators
While Republicans have set a goal of confirming Kavanaugh this fall, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said speed isn’t the goal. The vetting process, he said, is “going to be thorough and going to be done right.”
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Whistleblowers’ options for legal appeals just got wider
Newly signed legislation allows federal employees to officially appeal their whistleblower cases beyond the standard Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
-
Schumer: ‘Yawning gap’ between Trump’s North Korea denuclearization claims — and reality
Washington-Pyongyang talks “have thus far been a flop,” says the Senate’s top Democrat.
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This week in Congress: Filling VA’s top vacancy
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 9.
-
Think Russian elections-meddling is fake news? Lawmakers disagree
The Senate Intelligence Committee announced it agreed with a 2017 assessment that said that Moscow preferred Trump during the 2016 presidential elections.
-
5 new approaches to improving AI research
The chief scientist for applied research and methods at the Government Accountability Office made recommendations to policymakers and researchers about the future of improving and incorporating artificial intelligence.
-
Senators propose funding to restore National Park System
The bipartisan Senate bill would address the multibillion-dollar backlog of needed repairs to roads, buildings and infrastructure at U.S. national parks.
-
Senate confirms new military commander in Afghanistan, South Korean ambassador
Lawmakers also approved a new South Korean ambassador and the next head of Pacific Air Forces.
-
Can Congress salvage a broken cyber strategy?
Amid a barrage of recent criticism leveled at both the Trump and Obama administrations for a cybersecurity policy that is either entirely absent or timid, proposed legislation is sending a clear message: America needs a plan.
-
For the first time, a senator is opposing the VA secretary nominee
Before Tuesday, no senator had ever voted against a VA secretary nominee.
-
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh begins making his case to senators
While Republicans have set a goal of confirming Kavanaugh this fall, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa said speed isn’t the goal. The vetting process, he said, is “going to be thorough and going to be done right.”
-
Whistleblowers’ options for legal appeals just got wider
Newly signed legislation allows federal employees to officially appeal their whistleblower cases beyond the standard Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
-
Schumer: ‘Yawning gap’ between Trump’s North Korea denuclearization claims — and reality
Washington-Pyongyang talks “have thus far been a flop,” says the Senate’s top Democrat.
-
This week in Congress: Filling VA’s top vacancy
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 9.
-
Think Russian elections-meddling is fake news? Lawmakers disagree
The Senate Intelligence Committee announced it agreed with a 2017 assessment that said that Moscow preferred Trump during the 2016 presidential elections.
-
5 new approaches to improving AI research
The chief scientist for applied research and methods at the Government Accountability Office made recommendations to policymakers and researchers about the future of improving and incorporating artificial intelligence.
-
Senators propose funding to restore National Park System
The bipartisan Senate bill would address the multibillion-dollar backlog of needed repairs to roads, buildings and infrastructure at U.S. national parks.
-
Senate confirms new military commander in Afghanistan, South Korean ambassador
Lawmakers also approved a new South Korean ambassador and the next head of Pacific Air Forces.
-
Can Congress salvage a broken cyber strategy?
Amid a barrage of recent criticism leveled at both the Trump and Obama administrations for a cybersecurity policy that is either entirely absent or timid, proposed legislation is sending a clear message: America needs a plan.













