Among gathering of U.S. mayors, focus turns to recovery
Accompanying the D.C. conference was a report indicating growth in most metropolitan areas.
Glitch exposed thousands of veterans’ private information
A defect in the VA eBenefits system allowed users to view and change each other’s information.
Antiabortion movement faces a cold reality
This year’s March for Life showed a movement frozen in time.
VA bill would repeal pension cut, cost $30 billion
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he is open to paying for the bill with savings from overseas military operations.
The revolving door between Congress and K Street is moving faster than ever
Lobbyists with previous government experience are so hot right now.
Postal Service struggling to keep up on repairs
With its capital budget shrinking, the USPS spent 29 percent below the industry average on repairs.
How Citizens United changed politics, in 7 charts
The landmark Supreme Court case happened four years ago today. Its impact is hard to overstate.
Charlie Crist’s message to Democrats: I’m just like Barack Obama
Crist has assembled a roster full of former Obama hands. Here’s why.
VA software glitch exposed veterans’ information
A defect allowed veterans to view and change each other’s accounts on the eBenefits system.
Is Snowden working for the Russians?
We look at the evidence for Rep. Mike Rogers’s claim that Snowden had help from Russia.
How many ways can you say “I am the greatest?“
The State Department gives out commendations for those who can write the best self-evaluations
2-hour delayed arrival for feds on Wednesday
Federal offices will be open on Wednesday with a two-hour delayed arrival.
Could whistleblower support prevent a future Snowden?
Some say that better protections for employees and contractors would give them another route to speak up.
A she-said, she-said story
The demolition of Chris Christie got under way just as serious fundraising was beginning.
Too much faux-countability
Benghazi, Obamacare and politicians’ unwillingness to take full responsibility.
Judicial inequality
A union case gives the Supreme Court conservatives another chance to line up against the have-nots.
GOP gets back to business
In a Florida election, the tea party candidate loses to a well-connected corporate lobbyist.
In the Loop: Talk of the poor from the slopes of Davos
Income inequality is the theme for the annual gathering of the rich, the powerful and the famous.
Vitter says he’s running for Louisiana governor
The Republican’s move is the latest chapter in a comeback story for a politician once immersed in a prostitution scandal.
Christie: Bipartisan governor or partisan warrior?
The damage to the image of the potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate is already done.
What Bob McDonnell can teach politicians
The indictment of the former Virginia governor is a reminder of political lessons old and new.
How safe are feds with their work mobile devices?
A new survey from an industry group sheds some light on how well feds are protecting their mobile devices.
How Obama’s fifth year as president mirrored George W. Bush’s, in two charts
Different as they are in so many ways, the two presidents will go down in history as remarkably similar in at least one regard.
Washington’s finest head to Swiss Alps mega-gabfest
The World Economic Forum, the premier global conclave of the uber-rich and famous, gathers in Davos in the Swiss Alps this week.
David Vitter, political survivor
The onetime embattled senator is now the frontrunner for governor. Here’s how he did it.
Jon Stewart skewers Obama’s surveillance speech on ‘The Daily Show’ (VIDEO)
“Not even the government trusts the government.“
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