When Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke was denied the opportunity to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee last week, outraged Democrats and activists cried that the women’s voice has been silenced on an issue that pertains to women’s health. But the conversation is far from over.

House and Senate members were alerted on Wednesday that a House member's district office and at least two senators’ state offices have received threatening mail this week containing a suspicious powdery substance, later determined to be harmless.

The Obama administration unveiled a new corporate-tax plan on Tuesday that could intensify the tax-reform debate in Washington, but it is unlikely to result in any near-term reform.

Congress may have reached a deal to sell off some spectrum, but the FCC holds some important cards that will determine who gets hold of it.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency – regulator to troubled housing enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – on Tuesday issued a significantly revised strategy for the companies’ operations meant to jumpstart lawmakers’ reform efforts and lead to a mortgage finance market dominated by the private sector, not government.