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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testified before the Joint Economic Committee on the Federal Reserve System. She said that the says the highway funding bill that Congress had just passed …

Michael Botticelli, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and other federal officials testified at a hearing on the reauthorization of ONDCP and the agency’s effort…

Homeland Security officials testified at a hearing on airport security. A recent report from the Inspector General revealed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was not as secure…

The House approved two bill. One, H.R. 692, the Default Prevention Act, deals with federal debt repayments dealt with prioritizing federal debt payments. The other reauthorizes school vouche…

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. She took questions on the organization’s operations and responded to recent…

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy testified on the toxic river spill caused by the EPA and one of its contractors near the shuttered Gold King Mine in Silvert…

Officials from the State and Homeland Security Departments testified at a hearing on safety along the U.S.-Mexico border and how best to protect U.S. personnel and facilities along the borde…

Witnesses from the State Department and the Government Accountability Office testified on the costs, planning, and security issues related to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Since re…

The House debated and approved H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, and resumed debate on a fiscal year 2016 Interior Department, Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies spending b…

Officials from the Treasury Department’s Office of the Inspector General testified at a hearing on the investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups. The…

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta and other government officials and vendors testified at the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s second hearing…

Government officials testified on the extent of two Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breachs disclosed by the agency on June 4, 2015, believed to involve hackers in China. OPM Direc…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified on rules and regulations for child nutrition programs. The Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 was set to expire on September 30, 2015. The commi…

The House voted for re-authorization of the Commodities Futures Trade Commission. The House debated and voted on amendments to H.R. 2577, a $108.7 billion Transportation and Housing and Urba…

The House convened for a legislative session. The House voted on amendments to and passed H.R. 2578, the Commerce, Justice and Sceince Spending bill on a 242-183 vote. The House started deba…

Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth and other witnesses testified on airport security issues, including passenger screening, employee credentialing, and perimeter security. Homelan…

The heads of various federal agencies testified at a hearing titled, “The Worst Places to Work in the Federal Government.” The witnesses, who represented agencies with the lowest rankings, p…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on allegations of sexual misconduct in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The hearing came in response to a Justice…

Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy testified at an oversight hearing of his agency. He was questioned about the events of March 4, 2015, when there was an alleged bomb threat at a White H…

The House debated and voted on two measure. One expressed disapproval of union rules changes issued in 2014 by the National Labor Relations Board. The second set new spending levels for Hous…