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WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, President Barack Obama's spokesman disclosed Monday, expanding the circle of top...

Michael Barone

Published: Tue, May 21, 2013

Would you like to have a "skinny" health insurance policy? Probably not. But if you're employed by a large company you may get one, thanks to Obamacare.

Brian Hughes

Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

The White House on Monday acknowledged that top officials there knew a month ago that the IRS was being investigated for targeting conservative groups, but offered no apology for the Justice Department's spying on a second news organization. Even as they labored to put controversy behind them,...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

The Senate on Monday opened debate on a $955 billion farm bill that would reduce federal spending by as much as $23 billion over the next 10 years by cutting funding for food stamps and eliminating some farm-support programs. "This legislation will create jobs, cut taxpayer subsidies and...

Byron York

Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

Until now, most press coverage of the Benghazi matter has focused on the administration's misleading talking points explaining the attack on the U.S. facility in Libya. But just beneath the surface is the investigation into a potentially more explosive part of the Benghazi story: Whether the...

Byron York

Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

One of the defining features of the Senate Judiciary Committee meetings considering amendments to the Gang of Eight immigration reform bill is that the two Republican Gang members on the committee — Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake — have often sided with unanimous Democrats to vote down...

Michael Barone

Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

The excellent Anne Applebaum has a fine article in the New York Review of Books, reviewing Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In” and Hanna Rosin’s “The Rise of Women and the End of Men.” It makes several interesting points and is definitely worth reading in...

Philip Klein

Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013

On the heels of news that the Obama administration Department of Justice was spying on reporters at the Associated Press, Monday brought the startling disclosure by the Washington Post that the DOJ had also targeted Fox reporter James Rosen for surveillance in an effort to plug up leaks....

Nikki Schwab

Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III has some super-savvy fans. Griffin tweeted Sunday that his fans had found his wedding registry at Bed Bath & Beyond and fulfilled every single gift request. He even included a photo of himself surrounded by all the boxes. Twitter being Twitter, RGIII...

Nikki Schwab

Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

In her first book, "Type A+," Quin Woodward Pu wrote about her last six months of college and her decision to forgo medical school and instead pursue a career as a writer. This month she's released a sequel, entitled "Digfast," which chronicles her move to Washington and her first foray into the...