Caution and Bombast: Two GOP Responses to Scandal
ABC Politics | 5/21/13 5:55 AM
As a trio of scandals are all combining to embarrass the Obama administration at the same time, a growing number of Republicans are worried their party will screw it up. For every cry of "impeachment," there's a louder cry from the GOP establishment not to get too far ahead of...
Ex-IRS chief heads to Hill as Carney says White House senior staff told of probe findings
Fox News | 5/20/13 11:15 PM
The timeline for when senior White House officials knew about the IRS scandal seems to be shifting. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday that the president’s counsel was told on April 24 about the preliminary findings of an IRS audit that showed tax officials unfairly...
Public Sharply Critical on IRS, Benghazi
ABC Politics | 5/20/13 11:02 PM
Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll sharply reject special scrutiny of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service, suspect an administration cover-up of the Benghazi incident and express substantial distrust of the federal government more generally. Yet...
Rand Paul Calls IRS Scandal Un-American
ABC Politics | 5/20/13 10:36 PM
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul made another stop in an early voting state Monday evening, continuing to feed the speculation that he will possibly run for president in 2016. Just 10 days after stopping in the first caucus state of Iowa, he visited the first primary state of...
What about Obama's promise?
CNN | 5/20/13 8:43 PM
The president has not delivered on promises to change Washington, says Julian Zelizer.
Three controversies at the White House
CNN | 5/20/13 8:31 PM
CNN's John King talks about the White House's current reaction to the IRS, Benghazi and hacking controversies.
White House chief of staff knew of IRS report before its release
CNN | 5/20/13 8:21 PM
New details emerged of what the White House knew about the Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups, with spokesman Jay Carney disclosing Chief of Staff Denis McDonough was among the top officials made aware of the matter late last month.
Report says prosecutor behind 'Fast and Furious' leak
CNN | 5/20/13 7:30 PM
A former top Justice Department official in Arizona leaked an internal memo from a federal agent who had criticized the politically charged "Fast and Furious" gun trafficking operation, a government report found.
Apple Moved 'Golden Goose Offshore'
ABC Politics | 5/20/13 7:01 PM
WASHINGTON — Apple has avoided paying tens of billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by creating a complex web of subsidiary companies, particularly three in Ireland, a new Senate investigation has found. The company is not accused of breaking the law, but senators said Apple...
We're pointing a gun at our democracy
CNN | 5/20/13 6:57 PM
Donna Brazile says we're endangering our democracy with extremism, as shown by the IRS and Justice Department witch hunts.
Watch: Misconduct at the IRS: Who Knew What When?
ABC Politics | 5/20/13 6:56 PM
White House says president responded quickly after published Inspector General report.
Watch: Misconduct at the IRS: Who Knew What When?
ABC Politics | 5/20/13 5:48 PM
White House says president responded quickly after published Inspector General report.
Watch: DOJ vs. Fox News Reporter James Rosen
ABC Politics | 5/20/13 5:48 PM
White House responds to questions about the seizing of correspondent's phone records, emails.
DOJ Goes After Fox News Reporter
ABC Politics | 5/20/13 5:39 PM
WASHINGTON — In yet another Justice Department leak investigation of journalists, DOJ reportedly seized emails and phone records of Fox News correspondent James Rosen, and even tracked his comings and goings into the State Department by tracking when he scanned his ID at the...
WH Chief of Staff Knew About IRS Probe in April
ABC Politics | 5/20/13 4:51 PM
WASHINGTON — The White House answer to “who knew what and when?” shifted again today as White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters that Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and “other members of the senior staff” knew about the investigation into the IRS’s targeting...
Indiana attorney general probing privacy breach of ‘Obamaphone’ users
Fox News | 5/20/13 4:50 PM
The Indiana attorney general’s office confirmed Monday it is investigating a security breach in which Social Security numbers and other personal information were posted online for roughly 44,000 low-income Americans who applied for a federal program that provides discount Internet...
Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes: Senate
ABC Politics | 5/20/13 4:18 PM
A new Senate investigation has found that Apple Inc. has used a complex web of offshore companies – particularly three in Ireland – to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes. Apple executives will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to respond to the...
Watchdog report says DOJ official retaliated against ‘Furious’ whistle-blower, lied about it
Fox News | 5/20/13 4:07 PM
The former U.S. Attorney for Arizona could be disbarred, after an investigation found he lied to the Justice Department about his role in trying to discredit the federal whistle-blower who exposed the botched gun-running scheme known as Fast and Furious.
Obama to visit South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania
Fox News | 5/20/13 3:45 PM
President Obama will visit three African nations this summer.
Carney acknowledges White House senior staff told of IRS probe findings
Fox News | 5/20/13 2:09 PM
The timeline for when senior White House officials knew about the IRS scandal seems to be shifting. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday that the president’s counsel was told on April 24 about the preliminary findings of an IRS audit that showed tax officials unfairly...
Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airports
Fox News | 5/20/13 12:39 PM
Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation's 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.
Arkansas treasurer accused of taking cash from broker
Fox News | 5/20/13 11:30 AM
An affidavit filed Monday in federal court alleges that Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner repeatedly took cash payments, sometimes rolled up and hidden inside a pie box, from a broker who invested state money.
Local Tea Party founder claims she was targeted by several federal agencies
Fox News | 5/20/13 11:07 AM
Catherine Engelbrecht has been telling people for years she’s been targeted and harassed by the federal government. Not many people listened. But her case is receiving new attention after her congressman, Republican Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, recounted her ordeal during a high-profile...
Move on to What?
Fox News | 5/20/13 9:44 AM
How does an administration move on from scandals that are still unfolding? The answer: Not very effectively.
Fact check rips IRS official over Tea Party targeting claims
Fox News | 5/20/13 9:40 AM
A detailed fact-check published Monday tore into an IRS official's claim that the agency's scrutiny of conservative groups started in response to an influx of nonprofit applications, showing the practice started well before the forms started flooding in.
Benghazi: GOP digs in for long haul
CNN | 5/20/13 9:05 AM
Five separate House committees are investigating facets of the attack and its aftermath, and the five chairmen compared notes on Thursday at a meeting organized by House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
Obama to grads: 'No time for excuses'
CNN | 5/20/13 7:18 AM
Past, present and future came together on a thunderstorm-filled Sunday, as President Barack Obama received an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement speech at historically black Morehouse College, where the Rev. Martin Luther King and many other prominent African-Americans...
'No time for excuses'
CNN | 5/20/13 7:14 AM
Past, present and future came together on a thunderstorm-filled Sunday, as President Barack Obama received an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement speech at historically black Morehouse College, where the Rev. Martin Luther King and many other prominent African-Americans...
Zelizer: What about Obama's promise?
CNN | 5/20/13 7:10 AM
Julian Zelizer says that Obama, like many before him, chose to work within the system to get things done rather than lead transformative change.
'SNL' pokes fun at Obama, IRS
CNN | 5/20/13 6:56 AM
"Saturday Night Live" pressed the hot topic issues from this controversial week for President Obama and the IRS.
