Reid: Senate to ‘Take Appropriate Action’ After IRS’ IG Report
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(CLEVELAND) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., says that as soon as the IRS Inspector General’s report is released, the Senate will quickly take action if necessary. “These allegations, of course, are very …
Indiana Farmer Loses Battle Against Monsanto
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday against a 76-year-old Indiana farmer who had taken on Monsanto in a patent dispute over a genetically modified soybean seed.“The question in this case,” Justice Elena K…
Baucus: IRS Should Prepare for Full Investigation
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The top Democrat in the Senate on tax issues, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, warns the IRS they should be prepared for a full investigation from the committee.“We need to…
Marijuana Movement Plants Flag on Capitol Hill
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The movement to legalize marijuana has arrived at Congress’ back door. Later this month the first medical cannabis dispensaries are expected to open in the nation’s capital, including one just eight blocks from the C…
IRS Began Targeting Conservative Groups in 2010, Report Shows
Comstock Images/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service started targeting conservative groups, like the Tea Party, for extra scrutiny more than three years ago, a soon-to-be-released investigative report obtained by ABC News shows.The IR…
Boehner’s Staff Saw Revised Benghazi Emails in March
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — News of the Obama administration’s role in the extensive editing of CIA talking points regarding last year’s attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, rocked the political world last week and prompted …
What’s Left for the Supreme Court
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — With about six weeks remaining in the Supreme Court term, there are several significant outstanding opinions. Take a look at what the court still has on its plate:DECISIONS:Affirmative ActionArgued in October, the …
Rep. Susan Collins: ‘Chilling’ that the IRS Singled Out Conservative Groups
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) — The backlash against the IRS continued this weekend after the tax agency acknowledged Friday that it had singled out groups with the words “Tea Party” or “Patriot” in their names for additional scrutiny of their tax-…
Celebrating Moms on Capitol Hill
ABC(WASHINGTON) — A special Mother’s Day edition of ABC’s This Week gave a glimpse inside an exclusive club on Capitol Hill: women who give birth while serving in Congress.
Rep. Jaime Hererra Beutler, R-Wash., who recently announced her pr…
Sen. John McCain Asserts Benghazi ‘Cover-Up’
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., described the Obama administration’s handling of the Benghazi controversy as a “cover up,” following exclusive reporting by ABC News that showed the State Department w…
Obama Honors Nation’s Top Police Officers at White House
Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama honored several dozen of the nation’s top law enforcement officials at the White House on Saturday, saying they “embody America at its best and at its bravest.”“We k…
Two Judges Have Harsh Words for Federal Officials
Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Two judicial opinions this week in two very different cases had scathing language for federal officials at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice.In the first case, Judge…
Rand Paul and Bobby Jindal Visit Early Primary States
United States Senate(WASHINGTON) — It may seem like the 2012 presidential race just ended, but two Republicans stoked speculation that they could be in the running in 2016 when they addressed groups Friday evening in the two earliest of early states: …
West Wing Evacuated Due to Overheated Transformer
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The West Wing of the White House was evacuated early Saturday morning due to an overheated transformer.“Early this morning, an electrical transformer near the West Wing malfunctioned and set off a smoke alarm…
President Obama’s Weekly Address: Growing the ‘Healing’ Housing Market
Craig F. Walker/The Denver Post(WASHINGTON) — President Obama says the U.S. housing market is “healing,” now seven years after the real estate bubble burst. In his weekly address, the president discusses the current state of the housing market a…
GOP Weekly Address: Congresswoman Martha Roby
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Martha Roby of Alabama delivers this week’s Republican Address about the Working Families Act of 2013, which was passed in the House this week.
WATCH Rep. Roby deliver this week’s Republican Address:
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GOP Address: Rep. Martha Roby on Flexibility for Working Parents
Photo By Douglas Graham/Roll Call/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In this week’s Republican address, Alabama Congresswoman Martha Roby spoke about the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, a bill passed by the House of Representatives this week.On the …
Justice Department Complies with FOIA, Releases Redacted Document
ACLU(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice complied with the letter of the law and responded to a Freedom of Information Act request from the ACLU seeking insight into the Obama Administration’s policy on intercepting text messages from cell p…
Obama’s Reminder to Dads, Kids: ‘Sunday Is Mother’s Day’
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama offered a simple reminder to fathers and children across the country Friday as they prepare to honor their mothers this weekend.“Let me just start off with a public service announcement to dad…
Carney Insists WH Not Heavily Involved in Edits to Benghazi Talking Points
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — In a combative briefing with reporters Friday afternoon, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney insisted that the White House was not heavily involved in the development of talking points related to the attack…