Newly leaked documents about the government’s response to the Benghazi attacks raise more questions than they answer.
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IRS Mess
The Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups is outrageous. Those who did this should be fired immediately. That’s obvious.
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Still More Benghazi
Seems to me that Andrew Sullivan has nailed the import of the latest email revelations. But there is one point to note for future reference.
White House: GOP Focus On Benghazi Tied To Mitt Romney (With Transcript)
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney fended off a barrage of questions on Friday afternoon over the Obama administration’s public statements in response to last year’s Benghazi attack.
IRS Admits To Targeting Conservative Groups Over Tax Status
Congressional Republicans vow an investigation into “thuggish” focus on conservative political groups.
‘Bitter Pill’ Investigation Yields Better Bill Information
The White House announced Friday that there have been over 100,000 downloads of its Medicare hospital charge data in the first 24 hours of availability.
Michael Crowley on the Politics of Benghazi
TIME’s Michael Crowley joined Morning Joe to talk about the attack last September that continues to dominate conversation in Washington D.C.
59.4 billion
— Amount of the dividend to be paid to the U.S. Treasury by mortgage financier Fannie Mae, which was seized by regulators in 2008 as the housing market collapsed but has now returned to profitability
“Here's where we are with regard to Syria. With all the credibility we've gained in the world, we don't want to blow it like the last administration did in Iraq, saying 'weapons of mass destruction.'”
— Vice President Joe Biden to Rolling Stone's Douglas Brinkley on why the Obama administration is so cautious about its public statements on Syria
Morning Must Reads: May 10
In the news: Texas, Benghazi, immigration reform, Syria, Hispanics, Wall St. five years later, E-Bay, and Prince Harry.
On Jobs Tour In Texas, Obama Offers Little New Hope For Jobs Progress In Washington
Obama’s swing through the Texas was notable for what it left out—any plan for putting his proposals into law.
The Gang Reaches Across the Aisle as Senate Immigration Debate Kicks Off
As they try to sell the bill to skeptics, the Senate’s immigration supporters are pitching it as a return to bipartisanship and regular order.
Obama, Perry And The True Source Of The Texas Jobs Miracle
There’s a scramble to claim credit for the Texas miracle, and now President Obama has jumped in with both feet.