Politics & Government

President Obama To Speak On Oklahoma Disaster

President Obama will be meeting with his disaster response team on Tuesday before delivering a statement on the devastating tornado that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday.

Doug Duncan Wants His Old Job Back

Doug Duncan wants a fourth shot at Montgomery County Executive seat.

Senate Panel says Apple Avoids Billions in U.S. Taxes

Tax Breaks, Campaign Donations Linked In DC

DC awarded $1.7 billion in tax breaks to developers in the past decade, and more than a third of that total has gone to 10 developers that donated the most to city politicians' campaigns over that time.

Senators Work Through Changes To Immigration Bill

Senators working on a wide-ranging immigration bill have agreed to tighten controls on the asylum system that allows people fleeing war or persecution to find refuge in the U.S.

Supreme Court To Weigh In On Legislative Prayers

The Supreme Court is taking a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open meetings in an upstate New York town.

Kerry To Mideast To Advance Struggling Syria Plan

Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Mideast this week to press the case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia.

When Did The White House Know About The IRS Probe?

Who knew what and when? Two different stories are emerging about the IRS scandal.

IRS Scandal: Should White House Counsel Resign?

A former special counsel for the Clinton administration says the current White House Counsel should resign if she knew about the IRS abuse.  

Michelle Obama Speaks Of 'Hunger' For Education At Bowie State

First lady Michelle Obama spoke passionately about the importance of education to the African-American community in a commencement address to more than 600 graduates of Bowie State University.

IRS Draws Bipartisan Fire At Hearing

"With all due respect, this systematic abuse cannot be fixed with just one resignation, or two," said Rep. Dave Camp, R. Mich., who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee. "This is not a personnel problem. This is a problem of the IRS being too large, too intrusive, too abusive."

Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused By Politics

The ousted chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress that his agency made errors in targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, but he says the mistakes were not the result of partisan views.

Congressional hearing seeks to ask IRS: 'Why?'

The nation's soon-to-be former top tax official will face questions Friday about why he failed to inform Congress about the Internal Revenue Service's treatment of Tea Party groups last year -- even under direct questioning.

House group reaches deal on immigration bill

After years of negotiating and a week that saw one of its members nearly bolt from the group, a bipartisan group of House members announced Thursday that they had reached a deal "in principle" on a bill to overhaul the nation's immigration laws.