That grand slam of Benghazi emails, IRS head-rolling and a reporter’s shield law batted by the White House this week was a sure signal that the Obama administration plans to power through the controversies at hand. So says Jennifer Palmieri,...
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Ousted IRS chief Steve Miller, right, and J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, are sworn in on Capitol Hill, on May 17, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) practice of targeting applicants for tax-exempt status based on political leanings.
White House: We’ll ‘Manage Through’
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A vehicle and the surround buildings burn after they were set on fire inside the U.S. consulate compound in Benghazi late on September 11, 2012.
Charge of the Obama Brigade: IRS, Benghazi, Reporters
President Barack Obama, addressing a live television audience from the White House, said the commissioner in charge of the IRS has been removed following the agency’s targeted scrutiny of conservative groups. “The misconduct uncovered is inexcuseable,” Obama said in a...
Read more »Reignited Benghazi Debate Doesn’t Sway Public Opinion
Congressional Republicans’ renewed focus on the 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, has yet to transform the matter into a dominant public concern, according to two new polls. The surveys show limited interest in what some Republicans are calling...
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A vehicle and the surrounding area are engulfed in flames after it was set on fire inside the U.S. consulate compound in Benghazi late on Sept. 11, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Hillary Clinton Testifies on Benghazi
Hillary Clinton takes center stage for what is expected to be her last appearance as Secretary of State as she answers pointed inquiries about the State Department’s handling of the deadly attack in Benghazi. The hearings in Senate and House committees...
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Algerian men look at national newspapers headlining the terrorist attack and kidnapping in Amenas at a news stand in Algiers, on Jan. 17, 2013.
Obama Administration Rations Words — Algerian Terrorism Post-Benghazi
In the aftermath of a bruising partisan battle over what the Obama administration knew about an extremist attack in Benghazi, Libya, and when it knew it, officials are rationing their words for a new crisis in Algeria. White House Press...
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Secretary Clinton chairs her weekly meeting.
Clinton Back at Work — Facing It
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is back at work. Clinton, who suffered a blood clot in her head after suffering a reported concussion after a fall after suffering from a flu that cancelled her latest globe-trotting mission and postponed any...
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House Speaker John Boehner en route to his office following a news conference in Washington, on Dec. 5, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Vote on Plan B
The House holds votes on two measures intended to avert different parts of the fiscal cliff. It will consider House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B,” which would make current tax rates permanent on the first $1 million of income, as...
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, leaves the Capitol after meeting with members of the senate on Nov. 28, 2012 in Washington.
Rice Remains in Question: Collins ‘Very Troubled’ After Meeting
U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice was still on Capitol Hill today, still explaining her statements about the Sept. 11 Benghazi attack, and still not allaying Republican lawmakers’ doubts. Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she was “very troubled” after an...
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In the Hunt: Beltway Questions from Benghazi
Bloomberg’s Al Hunt discusses still-standing questions about the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya, in today’s “In the Hunt.” “What role did the National Security Council, Tom Donilan and Denis McDonough play in sanitizing any intelligence that might be embarrassing to...
Read more »Washington Daybook: Are You in Good Hands?
President Barack Obama, Congress and Washington regulators take stock of the damage cause from disasters both natural and man-made today. Obama travels to New York City to assess the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and the progress of recovery. The “superstorm”...
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Al Hunt
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Mark Silva
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Julie Bykowicz
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Jonathan Salant
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Richard Rubin
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis
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Lisa Lerer
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John McCormick
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Hans Nichols
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Margaret Talev
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Cary O'Reilly
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