Hagel directs Pentagon to seek new software for health records
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Washington Post:Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Wednesday directed that the Pentagon develop-- via competitive bid -...
Obama to travel to Oklahoma
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Politico:President Barack Obama will travel to the Oklahoma City area on Sunday, White House press secretary Jay Carney announced Wednesday.
Sources: Politico, Huffingon Post, The Boston Globe, Fox News...
What Immigration Reform Opponents Don't Want You To Know
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Huffingon Post:Immigration is one step closer to becoming a reality after a Senate panel approved the bipartisan "gang of eight" immigration bill on Tuesday.
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What today's 'nuclear option' fight means for filibuster reform
FollowWashington Post:Democratic threats to reform the filibuster in the Senate are a part of of a "culture of intimidation"...
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GOP Measure Limiting Food Stamps Fails
FollowHuffingon Post:By MARY CLARE JALONICK, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Senate has rejected a Republican amendment to turn the federal food stamp program over...
Sources: Huffingon Post, The Denver Post, Politico, Fox News...
White House Reporters Unlikely To Walk Out Over Press Freedom
FollowHuffingon Post:NEW YORK –- The White House press corps is up in arms over the Obama administration’s aggressive tactics...
Sources: Huffingon Post, CBS News, NY Times, Fox News, Politico.
Buono goes after Christie in first TV ad
FollowWashington Post:Underdog gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono (D) goes right after New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie's economic record in her first TV ad, released Wednesday by her campaign.
Sources: Washington Post, Huffingon Post, ABC News, Politico.
Obama Policy Rebuked
FollowHuffingon Post:In a bipartisan rebuke of the Obama administration’s Syria policy, almost all the members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Tuesday to authorize arming...
Fox News Spying Scandal Could Be Game-Changer
FollowHuffingon Post:Addressing reporters Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said, “If you are asking me whether...
Sources: Huffingon Post, Fox News, CBS News, The Boston Globe...
Biden to Coast Guard grads: America is in awe of you
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CBS News:Paying tribute to graduates at U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Biden lauds "greatest Coast Guard the world has ever...
House preserves its own budget as others face cuts
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The Boston Globe:WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are moving to protect Capitol Hill's budget even as they slash programs like education, health research, water projects and housing aid for the poor.
White House visits under microscope as former IRS head testifies
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MSNBC:Video on msnbc.com: Rep. Jim Jordan presses former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman over meetings Shulman attended...
Sources: MSNBC, CBS News, Politico, Huffingon Post, Fox News.
Republicans Use Gosnell Case To Push Restrictive Abortion Ban
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) told reporters on Wednesday that there is a "good chance" House...
Video: Former IRS head "absolutely sure" he did not inform WH of targeting probe
FollowCBS News:Despite visitor logs saying he visited the White House 118 times in 2010 and...
Senators Explore Two Reform Options For IRS
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- The fallout from the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea party groups is not yet complete. But already, a slate of senators are..
Top IRS official pleads the 5th Amendment at testy House hearing
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LA Times:WASHINGTON — A top Internal Revenue Service official invoked the 5th Amendment Wednesday and declined to...
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Biden: Jewish leaders helped gay marriage succeed
FollowWashington Post:Jewish leaders in the media are in large part responsible for American acceptance of gay marriage, Vice President Biden said Tuesday night. "I believe what affects the movements in America, what affects our attitudes in...
Sexual Assault Prevention Workers Saved From Pentagon Furloughs
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has exempted sexual assault prevention workers from the...
Anthony Weiner is running for mayor of New York City. But, can he win? And does it even matter?
FollowWashington Post:While you were sleeping, Anthony Weiner was announcing his decision to run for...
Sources: Washington Post, MSNBC, CNN, CBS News, Politico, Fox News...
Obama Trying To Make Key Figure Permanent In Wake Of Scandals
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama will nominate Dan Tangherlini to run the General...
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Issa, former IRS chief face off at hearing
FollowMSNBC:Video on msnbc.com: House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa and Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman discuss the targeting of...
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Video: IRS official Lois Lerner invokes Fifth Amendment
FollowCBS News:Insisting that she's "done nothing wrong," Lois Lerner, the IRS official in charge of the division that targeted...
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Va. GOP candidate won't apologize for comments on abortion, gays
FollowCBS News:E.W. Jackson, who's running for Lt. Gov., has taken heat from Democrats for past remarks; says faith guides his...
Sources: CBS News, Huffingon Post, Politico, Washington Post...
IRS official invokes the Fifth before House Committee
FollowMSNBC:A House committee dismissed the IRS official in charge of overseeing the division that took action to single out conservative groups seeking tax exempt status after she invoked her Fifth Amendment rights on Wednesday,...
Sources: MSNBC, Politico, Washington Post, Fox News, CNN, NY Times.
Bergen: 9 myths about drones
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CNN:Peter Bergen says there's lots of misinformation about the counterterrorism policies President Obama will address Thursday.
Bernanke: It's Too Soon For Fed To End Stimulus
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling Congress Wednesday that the U.S.
Sources: Huffingon Post, The Denver Post, Wall Street Journal...
Palin Slams 'Liar' Obama
FollowHuffingon Post:Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) slammed President Barack Obama in a Wednesday op-ed, calling him "either a liar or a hugely incompetent CEO." Palin.
Apple Actual Tax Bill Is Far Lower Than It Tells Investors
FollowHuffingon Post:Apple's actual U.S. tax bill is far lower than the company tells investors, according to a Senate panel...
Sources: Huffingon Post, MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post.
DOJ Swats Away CBS Reporter's Grave Allegations
FollowHuffingon Post:The Justice Department told Business Insider on Tuesday that it had no knowledge of "compromising" a...
First Thoughts: The White House's PR mess
FollowMSNBC:The White House finds itself in a public relations mess… Even as it argues that the press is seeing the trees (like the IG report) but missing the forest ...
Sources: MSNBC, CBS News, NY Times, Politico, Washington Post...
Coburn: Kids the reason for offsets
FollowPolitico:Sen. Tom Coburn invoked the children saved at two schools demolished by a tornado in Moore, Okla., on Wednesday as he defended his insistence on cutting spending elsewhere in the budget to pay for emergency aid.
Sources: Politico, CBS News, ABC News, MSNBC, Huffingon Post...
Sarah Palin's Surprising Praise For Jake Tapper
FollowHuffingon Post:Jake Tapper has a new fan: Sarah Palin. The former vice-presidential candidate tweeted Tuesday: There's something different, certainly...
Greuel out, Garcetti in as new Los Angeles mayor
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Fox News:Eric Garcetti has defeated Wendy Greuel in the race to become next mayor of Los Angeles.
Sources: Fox News, Huffingon Post, Washington Post, CNN, NY Times...
Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘We pay all the taxes we owe’
FollowMSNBC:Video on Today: The head of computing giant Apple is defending his company amid allegations that it avoids billions...
Sources: MSNBC, Huffingon Post, Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post.
Gay groups denounce lack of protection in Senate immigration bill
FollowWashington Post:Gay rights advocates reacted angrily Tuesday after Senate Democrats failed to insist on protections for same-sex couples in a landmark immigration reform bill, blasting them for caving to political pressure from...
Sources: Washington Post, Huffingon Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN...
Tea Partiers Rally Against IRS Scrutiny
FollowHuffingon Post:CINCINNATI -- Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country to protest the...
Sources: Huffingon Post, MSNBC, NY Times, The Denver Post...
GOP Congressman Mulls Higher Office
FollowHuffingon Post:By DONNA CASSATA, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress – a working...
Senate votes to send weapons to Syrian rebels
FollowMSNBC:Video on Today: For the first time since the Syrian rebellion started, U.S.
FEMA Chief Weighs In On Oklahoma Tornado
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma...
Sources: Huffingon Post, CBS News, ABC News, Washington Post...
Immigration reform 'iMarch' launches
FollowPolitico:The “iMarch” for immigration reform — an online forum that includes things like Twitter town halls — is kicking off today, the first major effort by a group...
Sources: Politico, MSNBC, Huffingon Post, LA Times, CNN, Fox News.
GOP Lawmakers Question 'Outrageous' Scrutiny
FollowHuffingon Post:IOWA CITY, Iowa -- When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS asked its board to promise not to organize protests...
Sources: Huffingon Post, MSNBC, The Denver Post, CBS News, ABC News.
Reports: DOJ seized Rosen's parents' records
FollowPolitico:James Rosen's parents were among those who had their phone records seized by the Dept. of Justice during its investigation into the 2009 North Korea intelligence leak, according to Fox News host Bret Baier.
Sources: Politico, Wall Street Journal, Huffingon Post, Fox News.
House Democrats' report says power grid is vulnerable to cyber attacks
FollowWashington Post:A House Democrat this week released a report that could help resurrect...
It's not just Republicans up in arms about Benghazi. That's a problem for President Obama.
FollowWashington Post:Last year's deadly attack on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya is shaping...
Sources: Washington Post, Huffingon Post, Fox News, MSNBC, CBS News...
Chelsea Clinton's new gig: A multicultural center at NYU
FollowWashington Post:Chelsea Clinton has a new job — make that another new job.
Has anyone been ‘fired’ because of the Benghazi attacks?
FollowWashington Post:“Why does Benghazi go on? No one was ever fired? So, people made tragic errors.
Sources: Washington Post, Fox News, Huffingon Post, ABC News.
Will tornado relief funding escape politics?
FollowCBS News:In the wake of the disastrous tornado that hit Oklahoma, lawmakers hope to avoid another ugly fight over emergency relief funding
Sources: CBS News, ABC News, Washington Post, MSNBC, Fox News.
Sparks will fly: House panel braces for heated IRS hearing
FollowMSNBC:Capitol Hill readied Wednesday for perhaps the most explosive -- or at least dramatic -- of the three hearings into...
Sources: MSNBC, The Denver Post, Fox News, Huffingon Post, Politico...
'I hope I get a second chance': Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
FollowMSNBC:Anthony Weiner, whose career as a congressman collapsed after he posted sexually suggestive pictures of himself on Twitter, has announced that he’s running for mayor of New York City.
Rescuers Continue Search For Tornado Survivors
FollowHuffingon Post:MOORE, Okla., May 22 (Reuters) - Rescue efforts in the tornado-ravaged Oklahoma City suburb of Moore...
Feds vs. feds over Texas blast
FollowPolitico:Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15...
For Tea Party Groups, Shades of 2010
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NY Times:Leaders of the Tea Party movement hope outrage over the I.R.S. inquiry will rekindle grass-roots activism that in many places went dormant after Republican...
Jay's blues
FollowPolitico:President Barack Obama brought in press secretary Jay Carney “to lower the temperature” in the briefing room back in 2011 — but reporters are increasingly skeptical about Carney’s demeanor and the...
Sources: Politico, Huffingon Post, Washington Post, Fox News.
U.S. court rejects Arizona law imposing new curbs on abortion
FollowWashington Post:A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona’s ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said the law violated a woman’s constitutionally...
Immigration reform bill survives first hurdle, passes Senate committee
FollowMSNBC:Video on msnbc.com: The immigration bill passed a key hurdle today: the Senate...
Sources: MSNBC, Huffingon Post, CBS News, The Denver Post, CNN...
Video: Former IRS commissioner expresses regret
FollowCBS News:The man who led the IRS for five years spoke publicly for the first time about the singling out of conservative...
Sources: CBS News, The Denver Post, LA Times, Huffingon Post.
White House Memo: A Sleeper Scandal Awakens, Post-Election
FollowNY Times:A year ago, when the current Internal Revenue Service scandal that has swirled around Mr. Obama first emerged, Washington — and, apparently, the White House — shrugged.
Sources: NY Times, The Denver Post, Huffingon Post, Washington Post...
Video: Obama promises federal aid to help in tornado search-and-rescue
FollowCBS News:President Barack Obama told the people of Moore, Okla.
Iran and Hezbollah’s Support for Syria Complicates U.S. Strategy on Peace Talks
FollowNY Times:The stepped-up support President Bashar al-Assad of Syria has received from...
Immigration Overhaul Heads to Senate Floor
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Wall Street Journal:The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a sweeping reworking of immigration laws on Tuesday evening, giving a bipartisan bill its first formal...
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Senate panel approves major immigration bill
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The Denver Post:The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved legislation that would bring about the biggest changes in U.
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With more clarity, White House adds to confusion on IRS
FollowWashington Post:It is never good for an administration when a front-page newspaper article about an ongoing controversy begins as follows: “The White House offered a new account Monday of how and when it learned . . .
Sources: Washington Post, NY Times, Politico, LA Times, CBS News...
Key Republicans: No offsets for Okla.
FollowPolitico:Another disaster, another fight over spending. The two-year-old conservative desire to fully pay for disaster relief by cutting spending elsewhere is...
Sources: Politico, Huffingon Post, ABC News, Washington Post, MSNBC...
U.S. Seized Phone Records For Fox News AND White House
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON –- The Justice Department seized phone records for numbers associated with Fox News and the...
Ex-manager doubts IRS on Tea Party scandal
FollowMSNBC:Video on msnbc.com: A woman who worked in the IRS Cincinnati office at the center of controversy over targeting of conservative groups says she doubts that the...
Sources: MSNBC, Huffingon Post, Fox News, Politico, CBS News.
In Disarming Testimony, Apple Chief Eases Tax Tensions
FollowNY Times:Tim Cook came to Capitol Hill prepared to face down senators furious over evidence that Apple had avoided paying...
Sources: NY Times, The Denver Post, Politico, Huffingon Post...
Bad News For Immigration Amendment On LGBT Couples
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.
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IRS Inspector General's Staff Kept GOP Congressman Updated On Probe
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- For all the outcry over who in the White House knew about an...
Pathway to Citizenship Survives in Senate Bill
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ABC News:The "pathway to citizenship," a key provision of the immigration reform bill designed to bring 11 million...
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Elizabeth Warren Wants To Know If The New Treasury Secretary Will Be As Bad As The Old One
FollowHuffingon Post:Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.
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State Official Steps Down Amid Extortion Charges
FollowHuffingon Post:LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of taking at least $36...
Video: "We don't have to worry" about Oklahoma relief money, Reid says
FollowCBS News:Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Army Commander Suspended On Adultery, Physical Altercation Charges
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C.
Okla. Sens. Grapple With Disaster Votes
FollowABC News:Oklahoma's Senators both opposed disaster aid after Superstorm Sandy.
Sources: ABC News, Washington Post, MSNBC, Huffingon Post, Fox News...
White House Reporters Speak Out About DOJ Investigations
FollowHuffingon Post:The White House Correspondents' Association said on Tuesday that it was standing "in strong solidarity"...
POLLSTER UPDATE - Obama's Ratings Remain Unchanged
FollowHuffingon Post:A new round of national polls is telling a consistent story: Obama's overall ratings remain stable despite...
Sources: Huffingon Post, Fox News, MSNBC, Politico, Washington Post...
Top IRS official to invoke 5th Amendment, decline to testify at House hearing
FollowFox News:Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS division that singled out conservative...
Sources: Fox News, Huffingon Post, LA Times, MSNBC, The Denver Post...
Apple CEO Tim Cook stands up to senators on company's tax policies
FollowThe Denver Post:Washington, D.C. -- Apple CEO Tim Cook defended the company's tax practices Tuesday at a Congressional...
Sources: The Denver Post, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, MSNBC...
Treasury Secretary Lew Defends Handling of IRS Scandal
FollowABC News:WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Jack Lew called the unfair scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service gave some tea...
Sources: ABC News, The Denver Post, Washington Post, Politico...
U.S. IDs several men possibly responsible for Benghazi attack
FollowCBS News:No one in custody, but investigators have zeroed in on potential suspects in consulate attack that left 4...
Sources: CBS News, Politico, Huffingon Post, Fox News, ABC News...
IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
FollowThe Denver Post:WASHINGTON—Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of...
Sources: The Denver Post, CBS News, LA Times, CNN, Washington Post...
Top IRS official to invoke 5th Amendment at congressional testimony
FollowCBS News:Lois Lerner, the IRS official in charge of oversight of tax-exempt groups will...
Sources: CBS News, Politico, LA Times, The Denver Post, ABC News...
When do teachers and big government get respect? When we need them
FollowWashington Post:When the news and pictures streamed in from Oklahoma, it was terrible and shocking.
Conservative Okla. lawmakers face dilemma: Will they support tornado relief funding?
FollowWashington Post:Oklahoma has one of the most conservative congressional delegations of any state: seven Republican men, including fierce advocates for cutting federal spending. Five of those seven voted “no” this January, on a bill to...
Sources: Washington Post, Huffingon Post, MSNBC, Politico...
Military joins search
FollowCNN:Military forces used thermal imaging technology and other specialized equipment to help search for victims buried in rubble from Monday's devastating tornado outside Oklahoma City.
Ken Buck Says His Cancer Has Gone Into Remission
FollowHuffingon Post:Weld County District Attorney and former U.S. Senate candidate Ken Buck announced on his official Facebook...
Obama announces bipartisan election commission
FollowCBS News:In effort to address voting issues, Obama taps Democrat, GOP election lawyers to co-chair presidential...
Sources: CBS News, Huffingon Post, NY Times, Washington Post...
Fox News poll: Obama ratings dip, voters say government 'out of control'
FollowFox News:After a week of revelations about government spying on reporters and the...
Sources: Fox News, CBS News, Huffingon Post, NY Times, Politico...
Obama Official Brings Birtherism Into Argument Over Scandal
FollowHuffingon Post:White House spokesman Jay Carney brought up birtherism while answering questions Tuesday, mocking...
New Group Tries To Make It Easier To Vote
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- The Presidential Commission on Election Administration, which President Barack Obama first announced earlier this year during his State...
Sources: Huffingon Post, MSNBC, CBS News, Washington Post, CNN...
McConnell won't block immigration bill
FollowPolitico:Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he wants the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill to proceed to the floor, despite requests from some...
Sources: Politico, CNN, Fox News, Huffingon Post, MSNBC, NY Times...
Fraud, security concerns as approval rate for 'dreamers' hits 99 percent
FollowFox News:Illegal immigrants seeking a reprieve under an election-year program...
Sources: Fox News, LA Times, Huffingon Post, The Boston Globe...
BEFORE/AFTER PHOTOS: Oklahoma Tornado Destruction
FollowHuffingon Post:The tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma on May 20 left many dead and injured, a school destroyed and a...
INFOGRAPHIC: Moore Tornado, By The Numbers
FollowHuffingon Post:The Associated Press has released a startling infographic chronicling the devastation left in the wake of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado.
Tucson Shooting Photos Released
FollowHuffingon Post:PHOENIX — Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep.
First Conservative Group Files Suit Against IRS
FollowABC News:The first group that claims they were unfairly scrutinized by the Internal Revenue Service filed suit today...
Sources: ABC News, Washington Post, CNN, Politico, CBS News, Fox News...
Senate Dems Voice Key Concern In IRS Scandal
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats on Tuesday used a hearing investigating the unfolding Internal Revenue Service scandal to call for tightening the rules...
Sources: Huffingon Post, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, Washington Post.
White House IRS timeline shifts again
FollowPolitico:The White House’s explanation of what it knew about the investigation into the IRS’s scrutiny of conservative political groups and how it planned for the...
IRS Commissioner Contradicts Earlier Testimony, Admits Tea Party Targeting Was Partisan
FollowHuffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- The head of the Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday, in his...
Sources: Huffingon Post, Fox News, Politico, CBS News, MSNBC.
WH suggests delayed vote on gay immigration proposal, sources say
FollowCBS News:AP sources: White House suggests it would be best to put off a controversy over gay marriage until the ...
Sources: CBS News, LA Times, Politico, Fox News, CNN, Huffingon Post...