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After three-year wait, IRS OKs tea party application
The Obama administration has agreed to grant tax-exempt status to True the Vote, one of the groups that had been caught up in the IRS targeting scandal, ending a three-year wait for charitable-group status.
Joe Scarborough: Sen. Ted Cruz's Obamacare defunding tactics are idiotic
Former GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough said Monday that Sen. Ted Cruz is trying to save face after calling on his colleagues to take a no-holds-barred — and tactically dumb — approach to defunding Obamacare.
Sen. Patrick Toomey: GOP should take 'realistic' approach to ending Obamacare
Sen. Patrick Toomey said Monday that Republicans should chip away at Obamacare over time and eventually repeal it when they have more control on Capitol Hill — putting him at odds with members of the GOP who are advocating a no-holds-barred strategy that could lead to a government shutdown.
Grimm backs spending bill, but opposes shutdown
Rep. Michael Grimm, New York Republican, plans to support the resolution when the House votes Friday to defund Obamacare but continue funding the government.
Joe Biden and his wife head to Colorado to see flood damage
Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his wife, Jill, will tour flood-damaged areas in Colorado Monday, the White House announced.
Obama enlists Bill Clinton to help raise awareness of Obamacare
President Obama is turning again to his "explainer-in-chief," former President Bill Clinton, to discuss implementation of Obamacare next week.
Rep. Andy Harris calls for job training instead of food stamps
Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland Republican, said that many who are using food stamps could benefit from job training instead to get people back in the workforce and help improve the economy.
Lawmaker wounded in Giffords shooting pushing for better mental health education
Rep. Ron Barber, the Arizona Democrat wounded in the 2011 Tucson shooting that also wounded his then-boss, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, is pushing to educate first responders, teachers and others on how to recognize symptoms of mental health issues and get help for those who may be suffering from mental health problems.
Legal group says it will ask Supreme Court to take up contraception controversy
A legal advocacy group said Wednesday it will ask the Supreme Court to take up a Michigan manufacturing company's challenge to an Obama administration rule requiring larger companies to insure birth control.
Biden visits Navy Yard survivors at hospital
Vice President Joseph R. Biden paid a hospital visit Wednesday evening to people who were wounded in the Navy Yard shooting.
Sen. McConnell snags endorsement from nation's largest pro-life group
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell picked up the endorsement of National Right to Life, the nation's oldest and largest pro-life organization, giving the Kentucky Republican a key boost in his re-election race.
White House lawyer Kathy Ruemmler leaving this year
White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler is leaving her job at the end of the year, the White House confirmed Wednesday.
Boehner plans spending bill that defunds Obamacare
House Speaker John A. Boehner said Wednesday that the chamber will pass a resolution this week to continue funding the government but to deny any funds to implement President Obama's new health care law.
White House sets Obama-Netanyahu meeting
In their first meeting since the issue of Syria's chemical weapons came to a head, President Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Sept. 30, the White House said Tuesday.
7 out of 10 voters concerned about Obamacare: poll
About 7 out of 10 voters are "concerned" about how the Affordable Care Act will affect their health care, according to a Fox News poll released Tuesday.
