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GOP senators want answers on HHS fundraising for Obamacare
A group of Republican senators wants President Obama's top health official to justify her decision to seek private donations to promote insurance markets tied to the federal health care law.
Zut alors: Mercedes rolls out nine-foot, recyclable electric car for Americans
Mercedes-Benz USA has started rolling out the "smart for two" electric car to local dealerships, "billed as the most affordable electric vehicle in the U.S. - with the smallest footprint of any car on American roads."
Transparency? Justice Dept. answers ACLU FOIA with redacted docs
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a Freedom of Information Act with the federal government to learn more about how much snooping into citizens' text messages was occurring. What they got was fifteen pages — of black.
Nevada Sen. Dean Heller: Stop Obamacare money until IRS cleans up its act
A Republican senator is citing revelations that the IRS targeted conservative political groups in a bid to block President Obama's request for funding at the agency to implement his health care law.
McConnell: Obama must stop 'stonewalling' on IRS scandal
Senate Minority Leader Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said President Obama hasn't been forthcoming regarding IRS targeting of conservative groups and called on him to make available to Congress "everyone" with knowledge of the scandal.
Sestak passes on Pa. governor's race, eyes Senate
Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak is passing up a run for governor but is telling supporters he may again seek a U.S. Senate seat.
Mukasey: Justice Department's AP search 'reprehensible'
President George W. Bush's attorney general said Tuesday that the Obama administration has engaged in "reprehensible conduct" with its unprecedented collection of Associated Press phone logs.
91 percent of conservatives say Benghazi 'worse than Watergate'
Just how mad are they? Republicans and conservatives are fierce indeed over the Benghazi attacks, and the murky Obama administration response to the violent events.
Sen. Rand Paul again blasts Hillary Clinton over Benghazi
Sen. Rand Paul on Tuesday again blasted former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for her actions — or lack of action — surrounding last year's deadly attack on the American Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Former Sen. Olympia Snowe: Scandals erode public's faith in government
Former Sen. Olympia Snowe, known for her efforts to work across the aisle, is calling on President Obama to show "aggressive leadership" to deal with the White House's numerous running scandals or risk further eroding the federal government's credibility with the American people.
Governors: Special prosecutor needed in 'un-American' IRS scandal
Republican governors on Tuesday told President Obama he needs to appoint a special prosecutor to look into the IRS's politically motivated review of conservative groups during the last two elections.
Slain diplomat's mom on Obama's Benghazi comments: 'Bullfeathers'
"Bullfeathers!" That was the reaction to President Obama's Benghazi comments Monday from the mother of one of the State Department diplomats killed in the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Libya.
N.H. tea party group: Legitimate tea partyers have nothing to fear from IRS
The New Hampshire Tea Party Coalition says that the Internal Revenue Service shouldn't be targeting conservative groups that seek tax-exempt status but that groups falsely laying claim to the tea party mantle have invited it upon themselves.
Poll: Many Americans dislike hipsters, are open to hipster annoyance levy
Beware, Brooklyn: Many Americans don't like hipsters, and a quarter of them are open to levying a new tax on hipsters for being so annoying.
Sarah Palin would win Senate nomination: poll
The Lower 48 may not have seen the last of Sarah Palin. The controversial ex-Alaska governor and former Republican vice presidential candidate is her party's top choice in the upcoming race for the U.S. Senate, according to a new Harper Polling survey.
Pelosi: IRS problem stems from court ruling
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the IRS should be condemned for targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny in the run-up to last year's elections, but she also blamed the Supreme Court for opening the door to broader political activity.
Democrats renew push for Obama EPA pick Gina McCarthy
After Senate Republicans last week blocked a vote on Gina McCarthy's nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Democrats plan to try again Thursday.
MSNBC skewers Obama over IRS scandal
It's little surprise to see Republicans bashing the Obama administration over reports that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups during the 2012 election season.
Clintons won't back Weiner's NYC mayor run: report
Despite their close friendship with Anthony Weiner's wife, former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary won't support the disgraced ex-congressman's rumored run for mayor of New York City, The New York Post reported on Monday.
Sen. John McCain: Benghazi 'a cover-up'
vSen. John McCain said the Obama administration is lying when it denies it scrubbed the official talking points regarding last year's Benghazi assault.
