Obama to view Oklahoma tornado damage Sunday

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:02 EDT

The White House says the president will also meet with victims and first responders

Christie: Keep politics out of Oklahoma disaster relief

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:40 EDT

The N.J. gov. urged Congress to support aid for tornado victims, saying now isn't "a time for political retribution"

Video: Biden: Oklahomans recovering from tornadoes will "not travel alone"

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:47:28 EDT

Extending his sympathy to Oklahomans beginning to rebuild after tornadoes devastated their communities, Vice President Biden said, "It's not going to be easy, but they'll not travel alone - they'll have all the resources of the United States government, and the United States military, and the American people at their side...as they make their way through."

Video: Michelle Obama: "Thoughts and prayers" are with Oklahoma

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:59:21 EDT

In the wake of tornadoes that devastated parts of Oklahoma and killed dozens, first lady Michelle Obama said "our thoughts and prayers are with all the people in Oklahoma," adding that President Obama has directed the "full resources" of the federal government to help Oklahomans recover and rebuild.

Kerry: U.S. ready to step up aid to Syrian rebels if negotations fail

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:48:10 EDT

While warning of Hezbollah and Iran's involvement in Syria, Kerry tries to push Assad regime to negotiate a truce

Biden to Coast Guard grads: America is in awe of you

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:22 EDT

Paying tribute to graduates at U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Biden lauds "greatest Coast Guard the world has ever seen"; acknowledges challenges of "rapidly changing world"

Video: Former IRS head "absolutely sure" he did not inform WH of targeting probe

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:40:15 EDT

Despite visitor logs saying he visited the White House 118 times in 2010 and 2011, former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman says he was "absolutely sure" he did not speak with any White House officials about the probe into the IRS's singling out of conservative groups for additional scrutiny.

Video: Former IRS head: WH, Treasury not responsible for targeting

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:14:42 EDT

Former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman, who was in charge of the agency when the practice of scrutinizing conservative groups was initiated, said that the White House and the Treasury Department did not sanction or suggest IRS employees' targeting practices.

Video: Republicans object to IRS official's invoking Fifth Amendment

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:01:38 EDT

After IRS official Lois Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment to decline to testify before Congress today, several Republican congressmen said she had waived her right to avoid self-incrimination by providing an opening statement that alluded to her innocence. "You don't get to tell your side of the story and then not be subjected to cross examination, that's not the way it works," said Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.

Video: Issa: No "confidence" IRS targeting was "an isolated incident"

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:22:27 EDT

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., based on answers he received from a Treasury Department inspector general about the IRS targeting conservative groups, said, "The American people today should not have confidence that this is an isolated incident."

Video: IRS official Lois Lerner invokes Fifth Amendment

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:57:20 EDT

Insisting that she's "done nothing wrong," Lois Lerner, the IRS official in charge of the division that targeted conservative nonprofit groups for additional scrutiny of their applications for tax-exempt status, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during congressional testimony on Wednesday.

Va. GOP candidate won't apologize for comments on abortion, gays

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:40:35 EDT

E.W. Jackson, who's running for Lt. Gov., has taken heat from Democrats for past remarks; says faith guides his views

IRS' Lerner: "I have not done anything wrong"

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:37 EDT

Official who oversees tax-exempt office in the IRS tells Congress she's invoking the Fifth Amendment to protect her innocence

The White House to-do list

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:09:05 EDT

John Dickerson: Tornadoes, scandals, and controversy. Is the Obama administration managing its priorities?

Garcetti elected Los Angeles mayor

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:51:16 EDT

City Councilman Eric Garcetti defeats Wendy Greuel in race to become L.A. mayor

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