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- IRS official on leave refused to resign, says GOP senator24 May 2013, 7:45 am
The IRS official who oversaw the unit responsible for the targeting of conservative groups has been placed on administrative leave, Fox News confirms, a day after she refused to testify at a congressional hearing. ...
- Republicans criticize Obama over call for repeal of 2001 use of force law24 May 2013, 7:45 am
President Obama drew sharp criticism from Republican senators Thursday for, in a wide-ranging speech on counterterrorism policy, urging the repeal of the 2001 law that effectively authorized the war on terror. ... - New York sheriffs voice opposition to strict gun law, seek to join lawsuit24 May 2013, 6:11 am
County sheriffs have asked to join the federal lawsuit challenging New York's tough new gun restrictions, calling some provisions vague and impossible to enforce fairly.... - Concealed handgun measure triggers fight among Texas lawmakers24 May 2013, 6:05 am
A move to give lawmakers the right to carry handguns anywhere they wish sparked an angry debate among Republicans in the Texas House on Thursday, with conservatives lambasting their colleagues for giving themselves special privileges.... - Hobby Lobby takes birth-control mandate fight to federal appeals court24 May 2013, 5:47 am
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. asked a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.... - Maine governor moves out of State House office over TV dispute24 May 2013, 5:30 am
Maine's governor, who has gained attention in the past for telling the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, has moved out of his office at the State House and says he'll work out of the governor's mansion because of a dispute over a television screen.... - Roger Ailes' letter to Fox employees23 May 2013, 10:53 pm
A memo from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox News Channel Roger Ailes to employees on the heels of the FBI's seizure of the phone and email records of Fox News employees.... - President Obama's speech on counterterrorism policy at National Defense University23 May 2013, 9:14 pm
Below is the transcript for President Obama's counterterrorism policy speech at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.... - Code Pink protester shouts at Obama during speech23 May 2013, 7:23 pm
President Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in Cuba as he delivered a speech on national security. ... - Obama orders Justice Department review after Fox News, AP phone records seized23 May 2013, 6:46 pm
President Obama, responding to mounting criticism of his Justice Department's seizure of reporter records, said for the first time Thursday that the administration would be reviewing its guidelines in response to the controversy. Obama said he's "troubled" by the developments and that journalists should not be "at legal risk" for doing their jobs. ...
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