Government Accountability

Government funding lapses at midnight Friday and a partial, low-impact shutdown would ensue if Congress fails to pass a stopgap spending bill before then.

Barr is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into president-elect Joe Biden’s son.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill.

Austin is widely admired for his military service, which includes leading troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Coordination between independent expenditure groups and campaigns is forbidden. But weak state and federal campaign finance rules and meager oversight create gray areas.

President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation’s COVID-19 strategy.

President Donald Trump has declared that he has the “absolute right” to issue a pardon to himself. Yet the law is much murkier than his confidence suggests.

If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.

When Joe Biden visits his Greenville or Rehoboth Beach homes during his presidency, he’ll travel in what one writer has called the “rolling, armored White House.”

President Trump is being urged to use his remaining time in office to grant preemptive pardons to people close to him, including family members and maybe even himself.

Christopher Krebs, who led the federal government's efforts to secure the 2020 election, was fired by Trump for saying the election went smoothly and with no signs of cheating

Joe Biden on Monday got his first look as president-elect at the President's Daily Brief, a top secret summary of U.S. intelligence and world events.

The GAO said the problems in data collection and reporting were making it hard for policymakers to get a reliable picture.

With their savings running out, many Americans are being forced to use credit cards to pay for bills they can't afford — even their rent.

Biden has chosen a national security team that backs traditional U.S. alliances, which has been met with relief in much of Europe after nearly four years of Trump's hostility.