
IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against ...

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the ...

Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel
The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the co-chairman of the independent review board that investigated last ...

Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security
President Barack Obama on Thursday tried to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly ...
Holder defends Perez's tenure at Justice Dept.
Attorney General Eric Holder and a leading House Republican clashed Wednesday over the Justice Department's refusal to turn over the private emails ...

GOP, Dems challenge Holder over subpoenas to AP
Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department's handling of the ...

Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party
As the investigation into the IRS' targeting of conservative political groups widens, House Speaker John Boehner says he has a question: "Who's going ...
Heads of Benghazi review board say they'll testify
The leaders of the panel that independently reviewed last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, said Tuesday they ...

IRS chief: Agency lacked sensitivity in screenings
The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking ...

Gov't probe obtains wide swath of AP phone records
The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news ...

Top IRS official didn't reveal tea party targeting
The IRS acting chief acknowledged Tuesday that the agency demonstrated "a lack of sensitivity" in its screenings of political groups seeking ...

Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies
President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political ...

Obama slams GOP focus on Benghazi as politics
House Republicans pushed ahead Monday with their investigation of the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year as ...

Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call
The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but ...

Senator: IRS targeting of tea party is 'chilling'
Republicans said Sunday that the Internal Revenue Service's heightened scrutiny of conservative political groups was "chilling" and further eroded ...

Democrats: No scandal in Benghazi deaths
Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya ...

Former US official describes Libya attack
A former top diplomat in Libya on Wednesday delivered a riveting minute-by-minute account of the chaotic events during the deadly assault on the U.S.

CNN's Kurtz apologizes for errors in Collins story
Media critic Howard Kurtz used his CNN show on Sunday to point a finger at himself, apologizing for a story on gay basketball player Jason Collins ...

Kurtz leaves DailyBeast after retracted blog post
Columnist Howard Kurtz left The Daily Beast on Thursday, the same day the website retracted one of his blog posts in which he mistakenly accused NBA ...
GOP persists with questions about Benghazi attack
Congressional Republicans are continuing to pepper the Obama administration with questions about last year's deadly attack on the U.S.

Library of Congress wins special Grammy Award
The music industry honored the Library of Congress with a special Grammy Award on Wednesday night for its work over the past decade to preserve ...
Park Service chief defends handling of budget cuts
Facing withering criticism from House Republicans, the director of the National Park Service Tuesday rejected suggestions the agency purposely hyped ...

GOP lawmakers blast Labor secretary nominee
In a blistering report, Republican lawmakers sharply criticized Labor secretary nominee Thomas Perez over what they said was a questionable deal he ...

Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mail
The financially beleaguered Postal Service backpedaled on its plan to end Saturday mail delivery, conceding Wednesday that its gamble to compel ...