Conservative groups describe IRS scrutiny

Tea party groups describe an arduous IRS application process for tax-exempt status with probing questions and long delays.

Obama: Military 'ashamed' of sexual assaults

In light of two new cases this month involving sexual assault in the military -- allegedly by the service members tasked to prevent such crimes -- legislation was introduced Thursday that could ease victims' quest for justice.

Obama does damage control

The president is counter-punching furiously in the midst of a series of controversies.

Paul: IRS scandal needs more than a scapegoat

The Internal Revenue Service has admitted that it targeted groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names. We've since learned that a wider array of groups concerned about spending, debt, high taxes, government growth, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights -- basically any conservative or libertarian issue you can name -- was targeted.

Senators: SEC must get tough with credit rating agencies

Sens. Al Franken and Roger Wicker say we need a strong SEC to make sure credit ratings fraud doesn't bring down the economy again.

Benghazi: GOP digs in

Five separate House committees are investigating facets of the attack and its aftermath, and the five chairmen compared notes on Thursday at a meeting organized by House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

Obama's rough week

Dogged by crises, President Obama is doing his best to change the subject. CNN's Jessica Yellin reports.

IRS offical denies targeting

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee will take their turn Friday questioning Internal Revenue Service officials over the targeting of conservative groups by the agency.

Confronting military sexual assault

CNN's Barbara Starr examines what's being done in Washington to eliminate sexual assault in the military.

NRA pushes for recall of top legislator in Colorado

The national battle over guns is headed to the states in a major way.

IRS official denies intentional political targeting

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee will take their turn Friday questioning Internal Revenue Service officials over the targeting of conservative groups by the agency.

Ryan: Are we getting straight answers?

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin says IRS is not giving Congress straight answers, said religious groups also targeted by IRS.

Lawmakers grill ousted IRS boss

An outgoing IRS official said the agency made "foolish mistakes" but not out of political bias. CNN's Dana Bash reports.

Opinion: Scandal about donors, not tax

Roger Colinvaux says the IRS scandal is fundamentally about disclosure of donors, not tax-exempt status.

By the Numbers: IRS

Friday's hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee caps a week of damaging revelations for the Internal Revenue Service and, ultimately, for President Obama. By the numbers, here's a look at the IRS.

Opinion: Obama's woes not race related

Alex Castellanos says Chris Matthews is wrong; Washington controversies stem from a govt that is too big to control

With IRS defanged, politics can run rampant

Gloria Borger says after the IRS scandal, it's open season for political nonprofits.

GOP using Benghazi to smear

Donna Brazile says lack of transparency and due process at GOP-led hearings shows their true intent: To damage Clinton's presidential prospects, and Obama's credibility

Obama won't let media do its job

Ruben Navarrette says the administration isn't delivering the transparency it promised and is obstructing journalists' work

Immigration report may be right

The Heritage report on the costs of immigration holds reprehensible views, but reform will be very costly Frum says.

With scandals, can Obama get anything done?

With guest Rep. Keith Ellison, John Avlon. Margaret Hoover and Dean Obeidallah discuss the president's scandal trifecta, hope for immigration and what Jolie's revelation mean for women

Witness protection program loses 2 terror suspects

The U.S. Marshals Service has been "unable to locate" two former participants in the federal Witness Security Program "identified as known or suspected terrorists," according to an interim Justice Department inspector general's report obtained by CNN.

White House releases Benghazi e-mails

The White House released more than 100 pages of e-mails on Wednesday in a bid to quell critics who say President Barack Obama and his aides played politics with national security following the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

Holder cites recusal in saying little about AP probe

Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that his decision to remove himself from the Justice Department investigation into a leak that led it to surreptitiously collect telephone records from the Associated Press leaves him unable to respond to questions about it.

Holder criticizes longtime foe Issa at committee hearing

Political fireworks over a little-noticed Supreme Court appeal and a separate whistleblower lawsuit had U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and a longtime congressional adversary exchanging harsh words at a House committee hearing Wednesday.

Paul: There was a 'cover up'

Sen. Rand Paul discusses the Benghazi controversy with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

Carney's insight on AP phone record seizure

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney offers insight into the DOJ's recent seizing of AP phone records

The Lead: Santorum prepping for 2016

Former GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he is preparing for another run, hasn't pulled trigger yet.

Paul: There was a 'cover up' with Benghazi

Sen. Rand Paul discusses the Benghazi controversy with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

Obama seeks bigger diplomatic security budget

President Barack Obama called on Congress Thursday to fully fund administration requests for additional diplomatic security measures in the wake of the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.