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Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:40:48 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being harassed by the Internal Revenue Service, a Treasury inspector general said Friday, disclosing that Obama administration officials knew there was a probe during the heat of the presidential campaign....

CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:39:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade, using nearly $6 in higher revenues for every $1 in reduced spending to achieve it, Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst said Friday....

Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:39:39 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control....

Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:53:29 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the co-chairman of the independent review board that investigated last year's attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, to answer questions about the panel's findings behind closed doors....

Congress gets mixed advice on regulating drones

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:45:35 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The growing use of unmanned surveillance "eyes in the sky" aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what, if anything, to do about it....

Obama talks jobs, says politics misplace focus

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:02:34 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class....

US slams Russian anti-ship missiles going to Syria

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:28:59 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration denounced Russia on Friday for providing Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime with anti-ship missiles, saying the weapons would only worsen a war that Washington and Moscow have been promising to work together on stopping....

The IRS and its tea party tempest

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:04:09 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service is feeling the sort of heat that targeted taxpayers feel from the tax agency. It's the sense that a powerful someone is breathing down your neck....

Watch: Michele Bachmann: The IRS Targeting of Tea Party Groups Tied to Obama's Political Agenda

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:31:09 GMT

Chair of the Tea Party Caucus discusses IRS scandal, health care, and possible presidential aspirations.

General Sorry for 'Hook-up' Comments

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:59:50 GMT

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh apologized Friday for comments he made last week that a “hook-up mentality” among America’s youth might be responsible for some sexual assaults in the military. The comments were criticized by members of Congress and victims’ advocacy groups....

IRS Planted Question About Tax Exempt Groups

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:49:20 GMT

The Internal Revenue Service planted a question at an American Bar Association conference in order to reveal that it had inappropriately targeted conservative groups prior to the 2012 elections. But members of Congress are questioning why they weren’t told earlier. The question that prompted Lois...

Treasury Secy Told of IRS Probe in March

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:52:50 GMT

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was first informed in March that there was an investigation into the IRS’ screening of nonprofit groups, but did not learn the details of that probe until last week, he said today. “In mid March, I had had a conversation, just...

Watch: Miller: 'I Did Not Mislead Congress'

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:15:07 GMT

IRS commissioner testifies on Capitol Hill following alleged targeting of conservative political groups.

Watch: Michelle Obama Inspires Bowie State Students at Commencement

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:41:43 GMT

First lady of the United States receives a rousing ovation from graduates at Bowie State University.

President Obama Talks Jobs, Not 'Distracted by Chasing Every Fleeting Issue'

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:20 GMT

Trying to change the subject after a week of political scandals, President Obama today said the nation’s “focus cannot drift” from rebuilding the economy and that lawmakers should focus their attention on putting Americans back to work. “I know it can seem frustrating sometimes when...

Congress Grills IRS Commish

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:23:15 GMT

Irate lawmakers today accused the acting IRS commissioner of misleading them about the agency's selective scrutiny of tea party-affiliated groups, demanding to know who was responsible and why no one told Congress about it.

IRS Defends Agency 'Obamacare' Official

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:11:19 GMT

Despite her congressional testimony, the Internal Revenue Service today denied that the former commissioner of tax exempt and government entities – now running the agency’s health care office – was in charge of the unit’s day-to-day operations after Dec. 2010. Sarah Hall Ingram retained the title of...