Top White House aides knew about IRS probe but didn’t tell Obama
Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and other senior White House aides knew about the report last month
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:51 PM UTC 10Politics Barack Obama, White House, IRS
Barack Obama
Politics Barack Obama, White House, IRS
Beltway scandal machine breaks, knows nothing about America
While DC fixates on whether Obama is worse than Nixon, polls show the public likes the president more and more
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:02 PM UTC 177News Benghazi, IRS investigation
Barack Obama: Incidental black man?
The president gets personal at Morehouse College, as hard questions loom for black men and his presidency
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 47Politics Black, Race
White House lawyer reportedly knew of IRS findings in April
Weeks before an audit went public, the chief attorney knew about conservative targeting by the agency
Monday, May 20, 2013 1:20 PM UTCPolitics Barack Obama, White House, IRS
There’s hope for progressivism yet
Ten years after America invaded Iraq, we're finally emerging from the dark shadow cast by the neocon movement
Monday, May 20, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 13Politics TomDispatch.com, Barack Obama
Three scandals, Beltway style
Sorry, AP phone logs. In DC's game of scandal, you lose to the IRS and Benghazi!
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:40 PM UTC 13Politics Opening Shot, Sunday shows
Thousands treated for sexual abuse-related injuries in military
In 2012 alone, as many as 4,000 veterans sought disability benefits
Monday, May 20, 2013 11:49 AM UTCLife Associated Press, U.S. Military
Peggy Noonan hears a dog whistle
How desperate is GOP? It now fantasizes that Obama’s campaign was a coded order to the IRS to target the Tea Party
Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 115Media Peggy Noonan, Barack Obama, IRS
Report: Obama to make big speech about drones, Guantanamo
The President will reportedly address White House counterterrorism policy on Thursday
Sunday, May 19, 2013 8:44 PM UTC 13Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi
Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills
Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it
Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 214Business Austerity, Books, New Deal
Poll: Obama approval at 53 percent amid IRS, Benghazi controversies
The same poll showed Obama's approval at 51 percent in early April
Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:14 PM UTC 35Politics Barack Obama, Benghazi, Polling
Paul Ryan: “I don’t know” if there was a Benghazi cover-up
"We just need to investigate this for the sake of good government," he added
Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:37 PM UTCPolitics Paul Ryan, Benghazi, Libya
Must-see morning clip: Amy Poehler returns to SNL
On Weekend Update, she and Seth Meyers had just one reaction to the IRS scandal: "Really!?!" VIDEO
Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:24 PM UTCPolitics Video, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers
The week in 10 pics
From the House Judiciary Committee hearings to #umbrellagate, a look at the week's most enduring images SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCTechnology slideshow, Eric Holder
RNC Chair: Don’t call for impeachment without evidence
Reince Priebus chided members of the Republican party who have called for Obama's impeachment
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:10 PM UTC 31Politics RNC, Reince Priebus, Impeachment
Cornel West: “You can get killed out here trying to tell the truth!”
The philosopher reflects on the AP scandal and the Obama administration's creeping trend of authoritarianism VIDEO
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:19 PM UTC 29Politics Video, AlterNet, Cornel West
Berlusconi’s parties featured women dressed as Obama
New testimony in the trial of the former Italian leader details his bizarre sexual predilections
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:10 PM UTCLife Associated Press
Deficit reduction can’t save us
When will lawmakers realize that job creation is the key to jumpstarting a flagging economy?
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:07 PM UTC 20Business Next New Deal, Barack Obama
Obama pledges to end “scourge” of sexual assault in the military
Senior military officers are speaking about the problem with increasing bluntness and expressions of regret
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:03 PM UTCLife Associated Press, Barack Obama
Report: GOP mischaracterized Benghazi emails
CBS News reports that the initially leaked emails have different quotes from the White House emails
Friday, May 17, 2013 1:13 PM UTC 12Politics Republicans, Hillary Clinton
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