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Feds set new debt limit at $16.699 trillion
The Treasury Department said Tuesday that the federal government's new borrowing limit is $16.699 trillion — an increase of $305 million over the previous limit in February.
Ale to the chief? Report says Obama and Putin to soon share a brew
Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin are set to raise a pint together as part of plans for the G-8 summit, the Irish press reports.
60 percent think Obama administration is trying to cover up Benghazi attack: poll
Sixty percent of voters think the Obama administration is trying to cover up what happened during the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi compared to 28 percent who think the administration is being open and transparent, a new Fox News poll said.
CNN anchor asks atheist tornado survivor: 'Do you thank the Lord?'
CNN Anchor Wolf Blitzer asked a straight question, and he got a straight answer.
Biden jokes about the president's teleprompter addiction
Vice President Joseph R. Biden joked Tuesday night that President Obama is trying to learn to speak in public without a teleprompter.
Jay Carney likens inquiry on Sebelius' 'Obamacare' fundraising to birth certificate questions
White House press secretary Jay Carney on Tuesday responded to a reporter's question about Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' fundraising for "Obamacare" by comparing it to questions about President Obama's birth certificate.
Sen. Rand Paul on Apple's tax practices: Congress should use a giant mirror
Sen. Rand Paul was not happy during Tuesday's Senate subcommittee hearing on Apple's offshore tax practices.
Obama administration threatens Keystone veto
The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a House bill designed to approve building the Keystone pipeline, saying President Obama should have final say over the controversial project to bring oil from Canada to the U.S.
Voters split down the middle — literally — on Obama as uniter versus divider
Forty seven percent of registered voters say President Obama has done more to unite the country while in office and 47 percent say he's done more to divide it, according to a new Washington Post/ABC poll.
Auction of Seal Team 6 knife from bin Laden raid raises $35,400 for charity
A pocket knife carried by former SEAL Team 6 member "Mark Owen" during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden went for $35,400 during "The Silent Professional" online charity auction to aid special forces personnel in need.
Obama weathering controversies; tea party favorability rises: poll
New numbers from CNN show that President Obama is weathering a recent spate of controversies while the favorability of the Tea Party has ticked up in the wake of revelations that the IRS heavily scrutinized conservative groups applying for nonprofit status in recent years.
Rand Paul jokes about a border fence for Massachusetts and New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. — Kicking off his remarks at a New Hampshire GOP dinner, Sen. Rand Paul assured the crowd gathered in a ballroom here that he's on their side when it comes to securing their southern border.
Sally Ride, first American woman in space, to get posthumous honor
The late astronaut Sally Ride will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously, the White House announced Monday.
Obama sets meeting with Chinese president
President Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California on June 7-8, the White House announced Monday.
Bachmann in neck-and-neck race: Democratic poll
A poll shows Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican and the sponsor of the latest bill to repeal President Obama’s health care overhaul, is effectively tied with Democrat Joe Graves in her re-election bid.
Rubio: 'We must insist federal agents not use legitimate investigations as an excuse to harass journalists'
"National security leaks are criminal and put American lives on the line, and federal prosecutors should, of course, vigorously investigate. But we expect that they do so within the bounds of the law," Sen. Rubio says.
Senate panel makes bipartisan demand for internal IRS documents
The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee are demanding that the IRS turn over a voluminous cache of information and documents by the end of the month.
Bill would suspend IRS audits for six months
Rep. John Fleming, Louisiana Republican, has introduced a bill that would prohibit the IRS from initiating any new audits for 180 days in the wake of the recent disclosure that the agency employed heightened scrutiny on certain conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.
Tea party groups plan IRS protests, legal challenge
Tea party groups plan to protest IRS offices across the country on Tuesday in the wake of recent revelations that the agency placed heightened scrutiny on investigating the non-profit status of certain conservative organizations.
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