White House Press Secretary said that further action will be taken for the clear failures at the IRS. Carney said about the president,"Nobody has been more outraged by the actions that were reported in this Inspector General’s review and no one has been more decisive in taking action to deal with it." Read More
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Jay Carney on POTUS: ‘When problems arise on his watch, he will act decisively to fix them’
11:14 PM on 5/16/2013
District of Columbia considers mandatory $250K insurance for gun buyers
3:14 PM on 5/16/2013
The Washington, D.C., city council will hold a hearing Thursday on a bill that would mandate prospective gun owners to purchase a $250,000 insurance policy. Read More
The real IRS scandal: Reinterpreting the law
11:43 PM on 5/15/2013
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, asking the IRS to enforce the law as written and to drop the IRS' false interpretation of the law. Read More
The military sexual assault crisis: Time to ‘hold perpetrators accountable’
11:05 PM on 5/15/2013
Democratic Senators Claire McCaskill and Jeanne Shaheen called for jobs related to preventing sexual assault to require new, more stringent qualification criteria as a way to attract better candidates. Read More
Immigration control’s Magic Kingdom: Should we use Disney’s system?
10:16 PM on 5/15/2013
At the second Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Gang of Eight's immigration bill, Sen. Cornyn argued that the country's border security should be based on Disney World's biometric entry-exit system. Read More
Military sexual assault: Another prevention coordinator investigated
9:32 PM on 5/14/2013
A second U.S. service member assigned to an assault-prevention office is being investigated for sexual misconduct just one week after an Air Force Lt Colonel working in the sexual assault and prevention office was arrested for sexual battery, Read More
Al Franken’s financial reform proposal: A sampling of the reaction
8:35 PM on 5/14/2013
On the same day of the SEC roundtable on credit-rating conflicts, the internet reacted to Minnesota Senator Al Franken's legislative proposal. Read More
Franken aims at reform of credit-rating system
12:20 AM on 5/14/2013
In his first primetime cable interview, Sen. Al Franken discussed his efforts to eliminate credit rating conflicts that emerged during the 2008 financial crisis, when rating agencies gave their highest marks to mortgage securities. Read More
On Benghazi, voters trust Hillary Clinton over congressional Republicans
6:42 PM on 5/13/2013
Republicans are using the Benghazi attack to undermine Hillary Clinton politically--but a new poll shows that so far, the public isn't buying it. Read More
Boston bombing: Martin Richard’s family offers thanks
7:33 PM on 5/9/2013
On the same day of the House Homeland Security Committee meeting and the burial of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the Richard family of Dorchester released a statement on their family's recovery. "Well-wishes reach us, and they help more than anyone could know," the family said. Read More
Minnesota House passes same-sex marriage bill
4:20 PM on 5/9/2013
Minnesota begins a final push on marriage equality, making it the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage and the third state this month after Delaware and Rhode Island. Read More
First Word: Senate Judiciary Committee begins markup of immigration bill
11:38 AM on 5/9/2013
The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin marking up the "Gang of Eight" bipartisan immigration bill that aims to create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Read More
Jon Bon Jovi, Alec Baldwin, and SNL’s Bobby Moynihan help Chris Christie search for his fleece
7:17 PM on 5/8/2013
Gov. Chris Christie searches for his infamous navy fleece in a new web video featuring politicos and celebrities like Jon Bon Jovi, Alec Baldwin, James Carville, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Read More
Obama’s approval rating back over 50%
2:59 PM on 5/8/2013
President Obama's job approval has returned to positive territory in recent weeks, but the percentage of Americans who say they believe he is effective has gone down, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday. Read More
First Word: Mark Sanford, the comeback kid
12:20 PM on 5/8/2013
Newly elected Congressman Mark Sanford has become the new comeback kid, winning the special election, despite personal baggage, a political scandal, and a state ethics violation. Read More
Ayotte says she supports background checks, even though she voted ‘no’
3:39 PM on 5/7/2013
After watching her approval rating plummet by double digits, GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte is scrambling to control the damage caused by her "no" vote on the recent background checks bill on gun sales. She's written an op-ed to defend her position on the Manchin-Toomey bill. Read More
First Word: All eyes on South Carolina’s special election
12:07 PM on 5/7/2013
Both former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democratic newcomer Elizabeth Colbert Busch will rely on their voting base to come out and vote in South Carolina's special congressional election Tuesday. Read More
Justice Department to monitor South Carolina congressional election
9:48 PM on 5/6/2013
The Justice Department will monitor Tuesday's special election for South Carolina's First District congressional race between former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford and political newcomer Elizabeth Colbert Busch. Read More
Medal of Honor Society honors six Newtown educators
4:57 PM on 5/6/2013
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is in Newtown to honor the six educators killed in the massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School with its highest civilian award. Read More
First Word: Has the NRA become the National Republican Association?
12:05 PM on 5/6/2013
The NRA claims its largest membership ever -- 5 million members. 70,000 attended the annual conference in Houston over the weekend and celebrated the defeat of the gun legislation in the Senate. Read More
