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Hagel: No ‘silver bullet’ to stop military sexual assaults
After meeting with President Obama and military leaders about sexual assault in the military, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he is committed to fixing the issue.
Michelle Obama decries ‘slander’ that educated blacks are ‘trying to act white’
During a commencement address at Bowie State University on Friday, first lady Michelle Obama urged the graduates of the historically black university to "please stand up and reject the slander that says a black child with a book is trying to act white.”
Obama sits down with elementary kids
President Barack Obama left behind scandal-focused Washington on Friday to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture. Obama stopped at an elementary school that provides early childhood education.
Miller: IRS targeting ‘not illegal’
Former acting IRS comissioner Steven Miller said that he believes the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups was “absolutely not illegal” but he did acknowledge that it was inappropriate.
Part 4: ‘Why don’t you just make yourself legal?’ | Immigration: Pathway to now
VIDEO | The future remains uncertain for 11 million people living illegally in the U.S. Though immigration reform seems closer than it has ever been before, can Washington and the Obama administration effectively repair 30 years of broken policies?
Treasury IG: IRS used ‘inappropriate criteria’ to probe conservative groups
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George testified Friday on his office’s investigation into the IRS probe into conservative groups.
Former acting IRS chief blames ‘foolish mistakes,’ not partisanship for scandal
Former acting IRS commissioner Steve Miller testified before the House Ways and Means committee Friday on whether the tax agency misled Congress.
Obama on Syria: ‘Increasing pressure’ placed on Assad
In a joint press conference with the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Barack Obama addressed the situation in Syria and said, “We are going to keep increasing pressure on the Assad regime.”
Obama: ‘No apologies’ for investigating national security leaks
President Obama, discussing the Department of Justice's seizure of Associated Press phone records, described the "balance that we have to strike" between press freedom and national security concerns.
Obama on IRS: ‘We’ve got to make sure that it is doing its job’
In a joint press conference with the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Barack Obama called for an investigation into the IRS, saying, “We’ve got to make sure that it is doing its job scrupulously.”
White House releases 100 pages of Benghazi emails
In response to critics, the White House has released 100 pages of emails and notes relating to the attack in Benghazi, Libya, in which U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed.
Sen. Gillibrand on Fort Hood sex assault: ‘Disgraceful and outrageous’
Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), is introducing a bill that would make historic changes to the way sexual assaults are prosecuted by the military.
Bachmann denounces IRS targeting of conservative groups
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a leader of the Tea Party Caucus in the U.S. House, takes to the steps of the U.S. Capitol with other elected officials and Tea Party leaders to denounce IRS scrutiny of some conservative and religious groups.Elsewhere in National
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