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When it comes to investigations, what should the president know and when should the president know it? Jay Carney and Michael Steele--not surprisingly--have opposing views. Read More

A new study found that pot smokers tend to be skinnier and a better ability to regulate insulin levels. Already, 18 states and D.C. allow medical marijuana, and on Friday, Illinois approved legislation permitting doctors to prescribe medical marijuana. Read More

Investigators concluded their scene excavation of the area damaged by last month's fertilizer plant explosion West, Texas. However, the broader investigation continues. Read More

Women may be moving up the corporate ladder, but new data from Bloomberg shows that the glass ceiling of compensation is hard to break - even at the country's top trade groups. Read More

While Republicans work to block Obamacare from providing coverage to Americans who need it most, MSNBC and PoliticsNation are stepping up to help offer free health coverage. Read More

Majority Leader Harry Reid said there's "a chance" he'll bring up the Employment Non-Discrimination Act for a vote this year. The Senate hasn't voted on the bill since 1996. Will news of Reid's niece be a game-changer? Read More

Action man! It was Obama’s third press conference this week as he works to convey competence and transparency. Read More

"Remember that the earth is warm, that the economy is growing, that the deficit is shrinking, that the healthcare costs are flattening out, that Benghazi was nothing," Carville said Thursday. Read More

Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, along with a bipartisan group of legislators, unveiled a bill Thursday that would demand greater training for military officers overseeing allegations of sexual assault. Read More

A day before lawmakers plan to conduct their first hearing Friday on the targeting of Tea Party groups by the Internal Revenue Service, President Obama again expressed anger over the episode, while rejecting calls for an independent counsel. Read More

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is looking into a new report alleging that as many as 84% of New York fast food workers experience wage theft. Read More

Obama has tried to wrest control of issues that have battered his administration: Benghazi, the AP phone probe, and the IRS scandal. But Republicans don’t seem to be loosening their grip on the commander-in-chief at all. Read More

Attorney General Eric Holder lashed out at Republican Congressman Darrell Issa during a heated hearing on the Hill. Read More

The House will open its first hearing into the IRS abuse scandal Friday, two days after the ouster of the agency's acting chief. Read More

Flanked by her fellow Tea Party leaders, Michele Bachmann on Thursday linked the IRS scandal over targeting conservative groups to suspicions on how the agency administers the financial aspects of Obamacare. Read More

The Florida senator said recent scandals were further evidence of a "culture of intimidation that [Obama's] administration has created." Read More

Three people were killed when the ceiling of a warehouse fell in at a shoe factory in Cambodia, a government minister said on Thursday, adding to concern about safety standards at Asian factories producing clothes cheaply for Western consumers. A Reuters reporter saw footwear bearing the name "Asics" scattered around the damaged warehouse. Read More

The surviving Boston bombing suspect wrote a note inside the hull of the boat in which he hid, describing the bombings as retaliation for the actions of the United States against Muslims. Read More

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

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