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Obama honors police officers killed in action

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is honoring police officers killed in the line of duty, saying members of law enforcement never let down their guard and that the public

A timeline of the IRS's scrutiny of the right

A look at events leading to the disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service placed conservative groups under special scrutiny for 18 months before the 2012 elections, a practice

Trio of troubles threatening Obama's second term

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun control to the

IRS chief: Agency lacked sensitivity in screenings

WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting commissioner of the IRS says the agency was guilty of a "lack of sensitivity" in screenings of political groups seeking tax-exempt status.

Kerry expects Syrians to attend transition talks

STOCKHOLM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President

Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political groups by

Carney: White House counsel told of IRS review

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House spokesman Jay Carney says the IRS inspector general notified the White House counsel's office during the week of April 22 that it was completing a

Activists call on Obama to stop deportations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration activists are calling on President Barack Obama to end deportations of immigrants who might be eligible for legal status under a new immigration

Obama offers help for Oklahoma tornado victims

President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history.

Obama's approval rating holding steady

Despite the front-page controversies of the past few weeks, President Barack Obama's approval rating is holding strong — at least for now.

Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security

President Barack Obama is trying to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi,

Obama confronts a trio of controversies

Trying to steer clear of Republican criticism of the administration's response to the terror attacks that killed four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya,

Photos: AG Holder's congressional grilling

Emotions ran high when Attorney General Eric Holder testified on Capitol Hill on issues ranging from the IRS, the Boston Marathon bombing and secret AP phone

Holder defends subpoenas for AP telephone records

The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone

What the Veep? If bullets were chocolate

A 7-year-old boy from Milwaukee is making a stand against gun violence, and has taken his plan straight to the top. See what the White House has to say in

Obama: North Korea has failed again

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and

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Special Report: Treading Water

Memorial Day weekend means the beginning of beach and pool season for a lot of …

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