Democrats
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In today's Federal Newscast, 18 Democratic senators asked National Security Adviser John Bolton to reconsider his decision to absorb the White House cybersecurity coordinator role into other existing positions.
May 31, 2018 -
Are you worried about the pay-more-get-less design changes Congress and the White House are considering for your Federal Employees Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System plans?
May 31, 2018 -
Despite their factions, Democrats and Republicans appear unified in their disdain for the latest Farm Bill.
May 22, 2018 -
Republicans who want to stave off a midterm majority-party defeat might want to run some numbers on fed voters in their districts.
May 14, 2018 -
The federal family of working civil servants, retirees, spouses, friends and family is old enough to vote, and with many good reasons to vote.
May 04, 2018 -
Some clever, eligible federal workers are considering retiring later this year to be on the retirement roles for the January 2019 cost of living adjustment. But the problem is that time is not on their side.
April 30, 2018 -
The American Federation of Government Employees and have endorsed congressional candidates whom they hope will advocate for federal worker pay going forward.
April 20, 2018 -
Is it possible federal employees vote like their neighbors and that workers at the Pentagon may not vote like their colleagues at the EPA?
October 19, 2017 -
As far as political giving goes, most feds don’t. Period. But of those that do, the vast majority donate to one political party.
April 03, 2017 -
Never let it be said that political conventions aren’t interesting anymore. After an unpredictable and somewhat raucus week at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, the Democratic edition in Philadelphia is shaping up much the same way. David Hawkings is senior editor at Roll Call – he’s covering both conventions, and he joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin from Philadelphia.
July 26, 2016 -
Senate Democrats want to launch bipartisan budget talks now. Wait any longer, they say, and it could be too late to stave off cuts or even a government shutdown.
August 18, 2015 -
By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Bracing to do business with a Congress run solely by Republicans, President Barack Obama is serving notice he has no qualms about vetoing legislation he dislikes. This…
December 29, 2014 -
Politico estimates as many as 1,800 Democratic staffers will lose their jobs after the Republican victories in the midterms.
November 15, 2010 -
Politico, GovExec and Washington Post report on the divided Congress and the possibility of gridlock.
November 03, 2010 -
Republicans on the the House Homeland Security Committee are concerned over the removal of several specific areas from the committee’s oversight plan. The Democrats detailed some of their agenda Wednesday during a business meeting. Several…
February 05, 2009