Spinning Benghazi  —  It's a cliché, of course, but it really is true: in Washington, every scandal has a crime and a coverup.  The ongoing debate about the attack on the United States facility in Benghazi where four Americans were killed, and the Obama Administration's response to it, is no exception.

Benghazi E-Mails Put White House on the Defensive  —  WASHINGTON — A long-simmering dispute over the White House's account of the deadly assault on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, flared up on Friday, with a disclosure of e-mails that show the White House was more deeply involved …

I.R.S. Apologizes to Tea Party Groups Over Audits of Applications for Tax Exemption  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service apologized to Tea Party groups and other conservative organizations on Friday for what it now says were overzealous audits of their applications for tax-exempt status.