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White House on Damage Control After String of Controversies

White House on Damage Control After String of Controversies

President Barack Obama spoke out about several controversies surrounding the White House. The president vowed the IR Watch »

May 16, 2013
House Votes to Repeal Health Care Law for 37th Time

House Votes to Repeal Health Care Law for 37th Time

Thirty-seventh time's a charm? Not quite, at least not for Republicans in the House who want the 2010... Read »

May 16, 2013
New Ad Aims to Link Democrat Greuel With Ex-Republican Governor

New Ad Aims to Link Democrat Greuel With Ex-Republican Governor

Wendy Greuel's campaign is pushing back following the release of a new Spanish-language television commercial put ou... Watch »

May 15, 2013
WATCH: Obama Speaks on IRS Scandal

WATCH: Obama Speaks on IRS Scandal

President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the growing IRS scandal. Read »

May 15, 2013
White House Pushes Media Shield Law After AP Subpoena

White House Pushes Media Shield Law After AP Subpoena

A media shield law is again being pushed in the Senate, thanks to outrage from press freedom advocates at the Justic... Read »

May 15, 2013
Moreno Valley Mayor Returns to Court

Moreno Valley Mayor Returns to Court

Mayor Tom Owings, set to resume testimony before a grand jury in connection with a corruption investigation,... Watch »

May 15, 2013
New Controversies Threaten Obama's 2nd-Term Agenda

New Controversies Threaten Obama's 2nd-Term Agenda

Benghazi talking points, the Associated Press' phone records and now the IRS scandal — that spate of... Read »

May 15, 2013
Killer Windmills: Wind Energy Leaves Trail of Dead Eagles

Killer Windmills: Wind Energy Leaves Trail of Dead Eagles

Spinning wind turbines are killing thousands of federally protected birds, including eagles, each Watch »

May 14, 2013
5 Questions on IRS' Targeting of Tea Party Groups

5 Questions on IRS' Targeting of Tea Party Groups

Yet more of Washington was balking at the behavior of the Internal Revenue Service on Monday with the news that the... Watch »

May 14, 2013
Prison Law Repeal Urged By Former Lt. Governor

Prison Law Repeal Urged By Former Lt. Governor

Critics of California's controversial prison "realignment" program are now looking to repeal it -- at the... Read »

May 14, 2013
Obama: Focus on Benghazi Talking Points a

Obama: Focus on Benghazi Talking Points a "Sideshow"

President Barack Obama blasted critics' scrutiny of his administration's immediate response to the attacks on... Watch »

May 13, 2013
Rand Paul Challenges Hillary Clinton in Key Iowa Speech

Rand Paul Challenges Hillary Clinton in Key Iowa Speech

Sen. Rand Paul delivered critical words about the Obama administration and Secretary of State Hillary... Read »

May 11, 2013
Obama: Don't Be

Obama: Don't Be "Bamboozled" by Health Law Critics

The president pitched his healthcare plan to moms nationwide by focusing on the law's specific benefits for women. Read »

May 10, 2013

"Warrior Games" Offer Rehabilitation and Recovery

The Colorado Springs competition gives military athletes who've suffered injuries or illness the chance to... Watch »

May 10, 2013
Sanford Wins House Seat in Comeback from Scandal

Sanford Wins House Seat in Comeback from Scandal

Mark Sanford's political comeback is now a reality, his campaign premised on second chances vindicated. Watch »

May 8, 2013
Rhode Island Legalizes Gay Marriage

Rhode Island Legalizes Gay Marriage

Rhode Island legalized gay marriage on Thursday, bringing the number of states recognizing gay couples'... Read »

May 2, 2013
Maryland Repeals the Death Penalty

Maryland Repeals the Death Penalty

Maryland has become the 18th state in the union — and the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line — to... Read »

May 2, 2013
Protest Over XL Pipeline Ads at Facebook HQ

Protest Over XL Pipeline Ads at Facebook HQ

Mark Zuckerberg has clicked "Like" on the Keystone XL Pipeline — and now his timeline is going to be chock-full... Watch »

May 1, 2013
Toomey: GOP Politics Killed Background Check Deal

Toomey: GOP Politics Killed Background Check Deal

The bipartisan compromise to expand background checks for gun buyers failed a Senate vote in part because... Read »

May 1, 2013
WATCH: Newtown Relative Presses Senator on Gun Vote

WATCH: Newtown Relative Presses Senator on Gun Vote

New Hampshire's Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte has faced a backlash from constituents after her vote... Watch »

Apr 30, 2013
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